Thomas Hill (?-1653)
James Dodson
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Thomas Hill was born at Kington in Worcestershire, England, and he was educated in Emanuel College, Cambridge. There, he gained a B.A., in 1622, an M.A., in 1626, a B.D., in 1633, and a D.D., in 1646. Upon finishing his studies at the university, he matriculated under the tutelage of Mr. John Cotton, later of Boston, in Lincolnshire. When the plague raged in the place, Hill never fled his station. Once removed from the university, he was chosen to be the pastor of the church of Tichmarch, in Northamptonshire, where he remained for nine years. In 1643, he was chosen to be a member of the Assembly of Divines that met at Westminster. He preached frequently before the House of Parliament, and was chosen morning lecturer at the Abbey church, Westminster. From 1645 until 1653, Hill was appointed an instructor of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was elected vice-chancellor of the University, in 1646. He published several sermons which he had preached before Parliament. He died December 18, 1653.