Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet
| Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 June 1732 Hawkstone, Shropshire |
| Died | 28 August 1808 (aged 76) |
| Education | Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Parliamentarian, Methodist |
| Parent(s) | Sir Rowland Hill and Jane Broughton |
Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet of Hawkstone (6 June 1732 – 28 August 1808), was a prominent religious revivalist and Tory member of Parliament for Shropshire 1780-1806.
He was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Hill, 1st baronet, who was also a first cousin of Thomas Hill, of Tern, (today Attingham Park); his mother was Jane, daughter of Sir Brian Broughton, 3rd Baronet, of Broughton, by Elizabeth Delves. The Hills of Hawkstone owed their status and fortune to the "Great Hill", the Hon. Richard Hill (1655-1727), diplomatist and statesman, great-uncle of Sir Richard Hill. His nephew, Rowland, was a distinguished soldier, created first Viscount Hill of Hawkstone (d. 1842), and his brother was the Evangelical preacher, also named Rowland Hill.
Richard Hill was educated at Shrewsbury School, Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a writer of religious tracts, a patron of Methodists and tolerant of Dissenters, who supported George Whitfield against John Wesley. In Parliament he was a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. Nathaniel Wraxall writes that he was
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