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John Hill logo #21000[Australian politician] Born in Sydney, Hill attended the University of Sydney and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He moved to South Australia in 1974 and became a teacher. He also studied at the University of Adelaide and received his law degree. Following a brief stint as a ministerial adviser during the Bannon Government, Hill became ...
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John Hill logo #21000[British Army officer] John Hill was an officer of the British Army who served in the American War of Independence. == Biography == Hill was promoted to lieutenant colonel during the war, commanding the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot under General John Burgoyne, and serving as deputy quartermaster for him. Hill commanded a small Britis...
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John Hill logo #21000[MP for Dorchester] John Hill (1589 - 1657) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. Hill was the son of Roger Hill of Poundisford and his wife Mary Hassard of Lyme Regis. He became an ironmonger. With Dennis Bond he was made a constable of Dorchester in 1618. On 11 September 1621 he was appo...
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John Hill logo #21000[Royal Navy officer] Sir John Hill (c. 1774 – 20 January 1855) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Hill entered the navy at a young age, probably after a period of being nominally on naval ships in order to gain seniority. He served on sever...
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John Hill logo #21000[botanist] John Hill (1714 – 21 November 1775), called because of his Swedish honours, `Sir` John Hill, was an English author and botanist. He contributed to contemporary periodicals and was awarded the title of Sir in recognition of his illustrated botanical compendium The Vegetable System. ==Biography == He was the son of the Rev. Theop...
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John Hill logo #21000[explorer] John Hill (c.1810 – 11 August 1860) was an English explorer of South Australia and part of the European exploration of Australia. An enigmatic and little-known individual, during the late 1830s John Hill discovered and named several important rivers of South Australia, as well as many lesser streams and creeks. The former unque...
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John Hill logo #21000[game designer] John Hill is an American designer of military wargames, as well as rules for miniature wargaming such as Johnny Reb 3. He is a member of the Wargaming Hall of Fame. Hill, a native of Indiana, is most known as the designer of the extremely popular Avalon Hill board game Squad Leader in 1977. Hill founded Conflict Games Compan...
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John Hill logo #21000[musician] Hill, a college friend of drummer Hilarie Sidney and bassist Jim McIntyre, joined The Apples in January, 1994 after the departure of lead guitarist Chris Parfitt. At the time, The Apples needed a lead guitarist, but it was evident to the band members that Hill`s jangly style was better suited to rhythm guitar. Frontman Robert Sch...
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John Hill logo #21000[planter] John Hill (March 12, 1824 – June 7, 1910) of Homestead Plantation was a wealthy industrialist, sugar planter, philanthropist, and benefactor of Louisiana State University. ==Early life in Scotland== John Hill was born on March 12, 1824 to George Hill (b. January 1785, d. 1852), who operated an ironworks, and Isabella Christie (d...
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John Hill logo #21000[record producer] John Graham Hill is an American record producer, songwriter, remixer and musician. ==Discography== ...
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John Hill logo #21000[rugby union] John H. Hill was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Hill, a prop, claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. ...
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John Hill logo #21000[screenwriter] John Hill is an award-winning American screenwriter and television producer. He got his start in Hollywood when he penned the 1976 TV movie Griffin and Phoenix, starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh. In 1980 his film Heartbeeps was released, starring Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters. In 1988, he co-wrote LITTLE NIKITA, sta...
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