John Hills (priest) explained

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; and Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1612 until his death on 16 September 1626.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]
  2. Web site: Masters of St Catharine's College | St Catharine's College, Cambridge. caths.cam.ac.uk. 11 November 2014. 2019-03-05.
  3. Web site: History of the Vice-Chancellorship | Vice-Chancellor's Office. v-c.admin.cam.ac.uk. 23 February 2015. 2019-03-05.
  4. "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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