Abraham Hill ( 1633 - 1721 )

Birth: 18 April 1633 Baptism: St Dionis Backchurch, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe (16 June 1635) Death: 5 February 1721 Burial: The chancel of Sutton-at-Hone Church, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe (14 February 1721) Occupation: Merchant; administrator Research field: Antiquities; languages; natural philosophy Education: Taught himself several languages and natural and moral philosophy Career: Entered his father's merchant business and inherited a legacy on death of his parents (1660); purchased the lease of St John's or 'Sutton Manor' estate, Kent (1660) and introduced apples and pears to the estate, for making cider and perry; colleague and sometime scientific confidant of Robert Hooke FRS; Assistant to the Royal African Company (1683-1685, 1688-1690); Deputy Governor (1691-1692); Commissioner for Trade, Board of Trade (1696-1702); Comptroller to John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (1691-1694); collected coins and books; retired to his estate of St.