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Rowland Hill

English merchant and Lord Mayor of London;,(1495-1561)

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Also known as Sir Rowland Hill

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Lord Mayor of London, Sheriff of the City of London
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1495
Died: 1561

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Notable quotes

“I have learned by experience that no man's character can be eventually injured but by his own acts.”
— P. 45.
“Unless you live in Christ, you are dead to God.”
— P. 90.
“We can do more good by being good than in any other way.”
— P. 217.
“But I am unable to reach the lofty theme; — yet I do not think that the smallest fish that swims in the boundless ocean ever complains of the immeasurable vastness of the deep. So it is with me, I can plunge with my puny capacity, into a subject, the immensity of which I shall never be able fully to comprehend.”
— P. 269.
“I like ejaculatory prayer; it reaches heaven before the devil can get a shot at it.”
— P. 470.
“Conformity to the world has in all ages proved the ruin of the church. It is utterly impossible to live in nearness to God, and in friendship with the world.”
— P. 621.

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Overview

Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton ( 1495–1561), was the publisher of the Geneva Bible, thereby earning the title "The First Protestant Lord Mayor of London", having held that office in 1549. He was a statesman, polymath, merchant and patron of art and philanthropist active through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He is associated with the recovery and development of Tudor English drama a generation before Shakespeare, and events that Hill was involved in may have shaped one or more Shakespearean characters. As a political operator, he has been said to have been "influential at the highest level". Early life Rowland Hill was born of an ancient Shropshire family, at Hodnet, Shropshire about 1495. He was the eldest son of Thomas Hill and Margaret Wilbraham, daughter of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire. He had a younger brother, William, and four sisters, Agnes, Joan, Jane and Elizabeth.

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