Richard Hill | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Revd_Richard_Hill_St_James_Sydney_02.JPG) Richard Hill, a lithograph after a portrait by Richard Read (Reid) | |
| Born | 11 June 1782 London, England |
| Died | 7 November 1836 (aged 54) Sydney, Australia |
| Spouse | Phoebe Sapphira |
| Parent(s) | Joshua Hill; Milborough (née Arnett) |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 5 July 1818 |
Congregations served | |
Richard Hill (1782–1836) was a London-born Church of England priest who was appointed as a chaplain to the colony of New South Wales in 1818. He became the first minister of St James' Church, Sydney, after its consecration in 1824, serving there until he died suddenly in 1836 while on duty in the church. Described as a "charitable man, industrious and a good organiser", Hill was active in philanthropy and humanitarian organisations and after his sudden death was much mourned.[1] He was succeeded at St James by William Grant Broughton.[2]
- ^ Cable, Kenneth; Rosemary Annable (1999). St James' 1824–1999. Sydney: Churchwardens of St James' Church. pp. 5–6. ISBN 0-646-37719-1.
- ^ Cable, K. B. (1966). "Hill, Richard (1782–1836)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 22 August 2013.