Robert Hill (c.1361-1423)
Robert Hill (c.1361-1423) of Spaxton, Somerset was four times MP for Somerset, in 1414 and 1415 jointly with Sir Hugh Luttrell (c.1364-1428) of Dunster Castle, and then in 1416 and 1419.[2]
He was four times Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset in 1408, 1412, 1419 and 1422.
He was fined for refusing a knighthood.[3]
Origins
He was the son of Sir John Hill (died 1408), Justice of the King's Bench from 1389 to 1407, of Kytton in the parish of Holcombe Rogus, and of Hill's Court, Exeter, both in Devon.
Marriage
He married Isabel Fitchet, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Thomas Fitchet of Spaxton. They had children including:
- John Hill of Spaxton, MP.
- A daughter.
References
- ↑ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.487
- ↑ History of Parliament biography of "HILL, Robert (c.1361-1423), of Spaxton, Som."
- ↑ See his historyofparliamentonline
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