Thomas Rowley Hill (1 March 1816 – 9 October 1896) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1874 to 1885. Hill was born at

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, the son of William Hill FRAS. He was educated at

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. He held a number of public offices, being

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of Worcester in 1858,

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in 1859 and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> In 1868 Hill stood unsuccessfully for parliament at

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. He became

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in 1870. At the 1874 general election Hill was elected

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for Worcestershire. He lost the seat in 1885 and failed to regain it when he stood in the 1886 general election. He was a member of the Worcester and Suckley school boards in 1879.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester''
/ref> Hill was a very charitable man, and founded and endowed almshouses for four aged women in Berwick Street, Worcester. He died at the age of 80. Hill married firstly Esther Evans, daughter of Richard Evans of Worcester in 1838. Esther died in 1839 and in 1842 he remarried to Mary Hilditch Evans, daughter of Edward Evans of Worcester.

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1816 births 1896 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 UK MPs 1874–1880 Alumni of University College London Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire High Sheriffs of Worcestershire Mayors of places in Worcestershire People from Stourport-on-Severn {{England-mayor-stub