Henry Erskine Hill

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Erskine Hill, not Hill.

Henry Erskine Hill (10 March 1864 – 22 April 1939) was an Anglican^[1] priest^[2] and author.^[3]

Erskine was born on 10 March 1864, educated at the University of Edinburgh; and ordained in 1888.^[4] After curacies in Edinburgh and Glasgow he was Rector of St George, Glasgow from 1895 to 1912. He became Rector of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1912; and Provost in 1914.^[5] In 1932 he became vicar of Monkhopton; and in 1934 a prebendary of Hereford Cathedral.^[6]

He died on 22 April 1939.^[7]

References

1. Aberdeen Anglican
2. "Court Circular". Aberdeen Weekly Journal. No. 12362. Aberdeen, Scotland. 13 September 1894.
3. Amongst others he wrote "St Paul's Analogy of the Buried Grain", 1909; "The Seven Parables of The Kingdom", 1912; and "A Manual of Faith and Worship", 1913 > British Library web site accessed 18:03 GMT Thursday 18 February 2016
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p607: Oxford, OUP, 1929
5. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000" pp297: Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
6. Aberdeen Journal, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 12 February 1934
7. Glasgow Herald p13 24 April 1939

Religious titles
Preceded by William Perry	Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen 1914 –1932	Succeeded by Gordon Kinnell

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