Thomas Hill (Cambridge)

Thomas Hill (died 1653) was an English Puritan divine. Born at Kington, Herefordshire, he took a B.A. in 1622 at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, an M.A. in 1626, a B.D. in 1633 and a D.D. in 1646.^[1]

While Rector of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire during the 1630s, he met the young John Dryden, who would later attend Trinity College under Hill's mastership. Leaving parochial life, Hill returned to academia, and became a Fellow of Emmanuel College, and its Master in 1643.

On 27 July 1642, Hill was called upon to preach to the House of Commons at St Margaret's Westminster:- The trade of truth advanced in a sermon to the honourable House of Commons. In October 1644, Hill was called to hear the Prince Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine address the English Parliament.

From 1645 to 1653, Thomas Hill was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and was also elected Vice-Chancellor of the university in 1646.

References

1. "Hill, Thomas (HL618T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

External links

• List of Assembly of Parliament
• The Master of Trinity at Trinity College, Cambridge
• Chemnitz University of Technology (SGML version)

Academic offices
Preceded by Richard Holdsworth	Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1644–1645	Succeeded by Anthony Tuckney
Preceded by Thomas Comber	Master of Trinity College, Cambridge 1645–1653	Succeeded by John Arrowsmith
Preceded by Ralph Brownrigg	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1645–1647	Succeeded by John Arrowsmith