Hill Baronets

Hill Baronets

There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hill, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the creations are extant as of 2008.

The Hill Baronetcy, of Waughton in the County of Haddington, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 4 February 1707 for Scipio Hill. The title became either extinct or dormant on his death in 1729.

The Hill, later Clegg-Hill Baronetcy, of Hawkstone in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 20 January 1727. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Hill.

The Hill Baronetcy, of Brook Hall in Londonderry, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 17 August 1779 for Hugh Hill, who represented Londonderry in the Irish House of Commons. The second Baronet represented the County of Londonderry in both the Irish and British House of Commons and also sat a Member of the British Parliament for the City of Londonderry. He was also Governor of St Vincent and Governor of Trinidad.

The Hill Baronetcy, of Bradford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 January 1917 for James Hill, founder and head of Sir James Hill & Sons, wool merchants, and Liberal Member of Parliament for Bradford Central.

The Hill Baronetcy, of Green Place in Stockbridge in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 September 1919 for the shipping lawyer Norman Hill. The title became extinct when the second Baronet was killed in action in 1944. Rosalind Mary Theodosia Hill (1907-1977), daughter of the first Baronet, was Professor of History at the University of London.