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Henry Erskine Hill

Henry Erskine Hill

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This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. The subject's surname should be written as "Erskine Hill", not Hill.

Henry Erskine Hill (10 March 1864 – 22 April 1939) was an Anglican[1] priest[2] and author.[3]

Erskine was born on 10 March 1864, educated at the University of Edinburgh; and ordained in 1888.[4] After curacies in Edinburgh and Glasgow he was Rector of St George, Glasgow from 1895 to 1912. He became Rector of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1912; and Provost in 1914.[5] In 1932 he became vicar of Monkhopton; and in 1934 a prebendary of Hereford Cathedral.[6]

He died on 22 April 1939.[7]

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  1. [1]
    Aberdeen Anglican
  2. [2]
    "Court Circular". Aberdeen Weekly Journal. No. 12362. Aberdeen, Scotland. 13 September 1894.
  3. [3]
    Amongst others he wrote "St Paul's Analogy of the Buried Grain", 1909; "The Seven Parables of The Kingdom", 1912; and "A Manual of Faith and Worship", 1913 > British Library web site accessed 18:03 GMT Thursday 18 February 2016
  4. [4]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p607: Oxford, OUP, 1929
  5. [5]
    "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000" pp297: Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
  6. [6]
    Aberdeen Journal, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 12 February 1934
  7. [7]
    Glasgow Herald p13 24 April 1939
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