John Hills,

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was a priest and academic in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Hills was born in

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and educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1583, M.A.in 1586 and B.D. in 1593. He became a Fellow at St Catherine's, eventually becoming its Master in 1607. He was Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1616 to 1617. Hills was ordained on 20 May 1585. He became

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in 1591. He was Archdeacon of Stow from 1610 to 1612; and

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from 1612 until his death on 16 September 1626."A Survey of the Cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Bangor, and St. Asaph" Willis, B p104: London; T.Osborne; 1742

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1626 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Masters of St Catharine's College, Cambridge People from Cambridgeshire 17th-century English Anglican priests 16th-century English Anglican priests Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge Archdeacons of Stow Archdeacons of Lincoln {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub