Hill, John

Education

Student United College 1816-1817 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun.; Hist. Civ. 1817-1818 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1818-1819 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Math. Prov. 1819-1820 Physics; Chem. (Secondar).

Birth/childhood

Born 19.9.1803 son of Henry David Hill, Professor of Greek, St Andrews University and Margaret Borthwick. [University professor]

Career

Colonel, Madras Staff Corps.[Soldier]

Commissary General of the Madras Army.

Death

Died at Wynberg, Cape of Good Hope [Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa] 14.5.1866.

Sources

  • Monumental inscription St Andrews Cathedral burial ground