Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill. He had already been created Baron Hill, of Almaraz and of Hawkstone in the County of Salop, in 1814, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Hill, of Almarez and of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in the County of Salop, in 1816, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill. The viscountcy was created with the same special remainder. On the first Viscount's death in 1842, the barony of 1814 became extinct as he had no male issue, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1816 and the viscountcy according to the special remainders by his nephew Sir Rowland Hill, 4th Baronet. His son, the 3rd Viscount, sat as a ConservativeMember of Parliament for Shropshire North. In 1875, he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Clegg, which was that of his maternal grandfather. He inherited financial problems from his father which led to the breakup and sale of the family estates.
Viscountcy of Hill
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Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Ermine a Fess Sable charged with a Castle triple towered Argent (Hill); 2nd and 3rd, Per pale Sable and Azure a Cross Crosslet crossed between two Acorns in bend dexter and as many Fleur-de-lis in bend sinister Argent (Clegg).
Crests:1st: a Tower Argent issuant from the battlements a Wreath of Laurel all proper (Hill); 2nd: in front of two Branches of Oak in saltire fructed proper a Cross Crosslet crossed Or (Clegg).
Supporters:Dexter: a Lion guardant Argent; Sinister: a Horse Sable maned tailed and hoofed Or
The Hill, later Clegg-Hill baronetcy, of Hawkestone in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1727 for the first Viscount's grandfather Rowland Hill, with remainder to his cousins Samuel Hill, of Shenstone, Thomas Hill, of Tern (whose eldest son Noel Hill was created Baron Berwick in 1784) and Rowland Hill, brother of Thomas. The baronetcy was created in honour of Rowland Hill's uncle, the diplomat and statesman the Rev. and Hon. Richard Hill of Hawkstone (1655–1727). Sir Rowland Hill later represented Lichfield in Parliament. His son, Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet, represented Shropshire. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. His grandson, the fourth Baronet, represented Shropshire and Shropshire North as a Tory, before he succeeded his uncle in the barony and viscountcy of Hill. He later served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. He married Anne Clegg heiress of Peplow Hall in 1831.
A boarding house at Wellington College, Berkshire was named after the first Viscount around the time of the school's construction in the 1850s.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Antony Rowland Clegg-Hill, 8th Viscount Hill
May 05, 2024
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Viscount Hill of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill He had already been created Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkstone in the County of Salop in 1814 with remainder to the heirs male of his body and Baron Hill of Almarez and of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in the County of Salop in 1816 with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill The viscountcy was created with the same special remainder On the first Viscount s death in 1842 the barony of 1814 became extinct as he had no male issue while he was succeeded in the barony of 1816 and the viscountcy according to the special remainders by his nephew Sir Rowland Hill 4th Baronet His son the 3rd Viscount sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Shropshire North In 1875 he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Clegg which was that of his maternal grandfather He inherited financial problems from his father which led to the breakup and sale of the family estates Viscountcy of HillBlazon Arms Quarterly 1st and 4th Ermine a Fess Sable charged with a Castle triple towered Argent Hill 2nd and 3rd Per pale Sable and Azure a Cross Crosslet crossed between two Acorns in bend dexter and as many Fleur de lis in bend sinister Argent Clegg Crests 1st a Tower Argent issuant from the battlements a Wreath of Laurel all proper Hill 2nd in front of two Branches of Oak in saltire fructed proper a Cross Crosslet crossed Or Clegg Supporters Dexter a Lion guardant Argent Sinister a Horse Sable maned tailed and hoofed OrCreation date1842Created byQueen VictoriaPeeragePeerage of United KingdomFirst holderRowland Hill 1st Viscount HillPresent holder Peter David Raymond Charles Clegg Hill 9th Viscount HillHeir apparentHon Michael Charles David Clegg HillSubsidiary titlesBaron HillBaronet Clegg Hill of HawkestoneStatusExtantFormer seat s Hawkstone HallMottoADVANCEZ Forward General Sir Rowland Hill 1st Viscount Hill The Hill later Clegg Hill baronetcy of Hawkestone in the County of Shropshire was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1727 for the first Viscount s grandfather Rowland Hill with remainder to his cousins Samuel Hill of Shenstone Thomas Hill of Tern whose eldest son Noel Hill was created Baron Berwick in 1784 and Rowland Hill brother of Thomas The baronetcy was created in honour of Rowland Hill s uncle the diplomat and statesman the Rev and Hon Richard Hill of Hawkstone 1655 1727 Sir Rowland Hill later represented Lichfield in Parliament His son Sir Richard Hill 2nd Baronet represented Shropshire He was succeeded by his younger brother the third Baronet He sat as a Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury His grandson the fourth Baronet represented Shropshire and Shropshire North as a Tory before he succeeded his uncle in the barony and viscountcy of Hill He later served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire He married Anne Clegg heiress of Peplow Hall in 1831 A boarding house at Wellington College Berkshire was named after the first Viscount around the time of the school s construction in the 1850s The family seat was Hawkstone Hall near Market Drayton Shropshire Contents 1 Hill later Clegg Hill baronets of Hawkestone 1727 2 Baron Hill First Creation 1814 3 Viscount Hill 1842 and Baron Hill Second Creation 1816 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Work cited 6 External linksHill later Clegg Hill baronets of Hawkestone 1727 editSir Rowland Hill 1st Baronet 1705 1783 Sir Richard Hill 2nd Baronet 1733 1808 Sir John Hill 3rd Baronet 1740 1824 Sir Rowland Hill 4th Baronet 1800 1875 succeeded as 2nd Viscount Hill in 1842 Baron Hill First Creation 1814 editRowland Hill 1st Baron Hill 1772 1842 Viscount Hill 1842 and Baron Hill Second Creation 1816 editRowland Hill 1st Viscount Hill 1772 1842 Rowland Hill 2nd Viscount Hill 1800 1875 Rowland Clegg Hill 3rd Viscount Hill 1833 1895 Rowland Richard Clegg Hill 4th Viscount Hill 1863 1923 Francis William Clegg Hill 5th Viscount Hill 1866 1924 Charles Rowland Clegg Hill 6th Viscount Hill 1876 1957 Gerald Rowland Clegg Hill 7th Viscount Hill 1904 1974 Antony Rowland Clegg Hill 8th Viscount Hill 1931 2003 Peter David Raymond Charles Clegg Hill 9th Viscount Hill b 1945 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Hon Michael Charles David Clegg Hill b 1988 1 unreliable source See also editBaron Berwick Hawkstone Park Rowland Hill preacher Rowland Hill postal reformer References edit google groups This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Viscount Hill news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Work cited edit Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy 160A Fleet street London UK Dean amp Son p 475 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link Morris Susan 20 April 2020 Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 2019 Debrett s eBook Partnership ISBN 9781999767051 John Debrett a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help page needed Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Antony Rowland Clegg Hill 8th Viscount Hill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viscount Hill amp oldid 1202147507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
