Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill, known as Sir Rowland Hill, Bt, between 1824 and 1842, was a British peer and Tory politician.
Background
Hill was the son of Colonel John Hill, eldest son of Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Cornish, while the renowned military figures Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Thomas Noel Hill and Robert Chambre Hill were his uncles.
Education
He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated Master of Arts in 1820.
Career
Hill was returned to Parliament for Shropshire in 1821, a seat he held until 1832, when the constituency was abolished. He then represented Shropshire North between 1832 and 1842. Between 1845 and 1875 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.
Hill served as cornet in the Royal Horse Guards from 1820 to 1824, the year he succeeded to the baronetcy.
He also succeeded his father in command, as lieutenant-colonel, of the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry. As Lord Lieutenant, he consented to its amalgamation with the South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry to form a single Shropshire Yeomanry regiment in 1872.
He took command of the new regiment, which he held until his death. He died in January 1875, aged 74, and was buried in the family vault at Street Luke"s parish church, Hodnet.
Lady Hill died in October 1891.
Membership
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament.
10th United Kingdom Parliament.
11th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament.
13th United Kingdom Parliament. 14th United Kingdom Parliament.