JAMES ABRAHAM HILLHOUSE
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪmz ˈe͡ɪbɹəhˌam hˈɪlha͡ʊs], \dʒˈeɪmz ˈeɪbɹəhˌam hˈɪlhaʊs], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_m_z ˈeɪ_b_ɹ_ə_h_ˌa_m h_ˈɪ_l_h_aʊ_s]\
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An American dramatic poet; born at New Haven, Conn., Sept. 26, 1789; died near there, Jan. 4, 1841. A merchant in New York, he retired from business in 1822. He wrote: "The Judgment, a Vision" (1812); and the dramas "Percy's Masque" (1820) and "Hadad" (1825). His "Dramas, Discourses, and other Pieces" appeared in 1839.
By Charles Dudley Warner
