Robert Hill (c.1361–1423) of

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, Somerset was four times MP for

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, in 1414 and 1415 jointly with

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(c.1364–1428) of

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, and then in 1416 and 1419.

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biography of "HILL, Robert (c.1361-1423), of Spaxton, Som

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in 1408, 1412, 1419 and 1422. He was fined for refusing a knighthood. Robert Hill of Spaxton died 25 April 1423 and was buried in Buckland church, ‘before and under the high altar near the middle' near his wife. He was succeeded by his only son, John Hill.

Origins

He was the son of Sir

John Hill (died 1408) Sir John Hill (died 1408) of Kytton in the parish of Holcombe Rogus, and of Hill's Court in the parish of St Sidwell in the City of Exeter, both in Devon, was a Justice of the King's Bench from 1389 to 1408. He sat in Parliament for a number of ...

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from 1389 to 1407, of Kytton in the parish of

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, and of Hill's Court, Exeter, both in

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Marriage

He married Isabel Fitchet, daughter and sole heiress of

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. They had children including: *John Hill of Spaxton, b.1401 d.1434The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993 MP *Elizabeth Hill

References

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