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Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system , based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters.
General Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill. Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill. He had already been created
General Nicknamed both' farmer' and 'daddy' because of his ruddy, fair-haired, kindly countenance and generous nature, Hill was Wellington's most reliable subordinate officer and one of the leading generals under Wellington in the Peninsula, commanding the right wing at the Battle of Vittoria, 1813. He fought at Waterloo, 1815, where his brigade engaged the Imperial Guard at close quarters ...
Rowland Hill (11 August 1772 – 10 December 1842) was a general of Great Britain. Rowland Hill was commissioned into the 38th Regiment of Foot in 1790 and fought in the Siege of Toulon in 1793. In 1800 he fought in the Second Battle of Aboukir when the British landed in Egypt, and was wounded when a musketball hit his head. In 1808 he became a Brigadier General and served in the Peninsular ...
Not to be confused with Sir Rowland Hill of the Post Office nor Rev. Rowland Hill, referred to here, not the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London, Rowland Hill (1495-1561). There's another Rowland Hill at the top of another column, in Hawkstone Park, Shropshire, but we've rather lost track of which one it represents, we don't think it's our one.
ROWLAND HILL HILL, 1ST Viscount (1772-1842), British general, was the second son of (Sir) John Hill, of Hawkstone, Shropshire, and nephew of the Rev. Rowland Hill (1744-1833), was born at Prees Hall near Hawkstone on the 11 th of August 1772.
23 de ene. de 2018 · Biography Title - General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke Baron Hill of Almarez, and of Hawkestone and Hardwicke, Co. Salop, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; G.C.B. and G.C.H. ; Knight of the Foreign Orders of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, Maria Theresa of Austria, and St George of Russia; P.C., General and Commander of the Forces, Colonel of the Royal ...
