Sir Hugh Hill, 1st Baronet (1 January 1727 – 10 February 1795) was an

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politician. Hill was

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from 1751 to 1753. He was the

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for Londonderry City in the

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between 1768 and his death in 1795.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.96 (Retrieved 1 November 2022). On 17 August 1779 he was made a

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, of Brook Hall in the

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. Hill married Hannah McClintock and was succeeded in his title by his son, George Hill.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Sir Hugh, 1st Baronet 1727 births 1795 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland High Sheriffs of Londonderry City Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies