John W. Hill
John Wiley Hill was an American public relations executive. He co-founded Hill & Knowlton with Donald Knowlton in 1933.Hill worked as a journalist for 18 years, eventually becoming an editor and financial columnist. Hill moved to public relations in 1927, opening a firm in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1933, he brought in Donald Knowlton and began their firm. It eventually became the world's largest public relations firm.
Hill died in Manhattan of a brain tumor.
