John Hills, D.D. was a priest and academic in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.[1]
Hills was born in Fulbourn and educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1583, M.A.in 1586 and B.D. in 1593. He became a Fellow at St Catherine's, eventually becoming its Master in 1607.[2] He was Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1616 to 1617.[3] Hills was ordained on 20 May 1585. He became Rector of Fulbourn in 1591. He was Archdeacon of Stow from 1610 to 1612;[4] and Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1612[5] until his death on 16 September 1626.[6]
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- ^ "Masters of St Catharine's College | St Catharine's College, Cambridge". caths.cam.ac.uk. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "History of the Vice-Chancellorship | Vice-Chancellor's Office". v-c.admin.cam.ac.uk. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 9, pp. 21–23
- ^ Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M. (1999), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 9, pp. 9–11
- ^ "A Survey of the Cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Bangor, and St. Asaph" Willis, B p104: London; T.Osborne; 1742
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