History
Hill, a former reporter and financial columnist, started the firm in Cleveland in 1927; it became Hill & Knowlton when a public relations director for a defunct bank, Donald Knowlton, joined shortly thereafter.
In 1946, Hill and Knowlton dissolved their partnership and Knowlton took over the direction of Hill & Knowlton Cleveland, which closed shortly after Knowlton’s retirement in 1962.
In 1952, Hill established a network of affiliates across Europe. Hill & Knowlton was acquired by JWT Group Inc. in 1980. In 1987, JWT was acquired by WPP Group.
Hill moved the headquarters to New York in 1934 and managed the firm until 1962.
Hill, a pro-business Republican, made his mark representing steel companies in labor disputes during the 1930s.
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