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British merchant

Abraham HillFRS (19 April 1633 in London – 5 February 1721) was a British merchant.

Life

Hill was baptised on 16 June 1635 at St Dionis Backchurch, London. His father, Richard Hill, a merchant^[1] and Alderman of London, was appointed by the Long parliament treasurer of sequestrations in the summer of 1642, and acted in that capacity until 1649. His mother, Agnes Trewolla, was the daughter of Thomas Trewolla of Mevagissey who hailed from the line from John Trewolla, Esquire, builder of the quay in Mevagissey, and Letitia Rashleigh Trewolla, both of Treleavan who herself was grandchild of the progenitor of the Rashleighs of Fowey.

Hill entered his father's business, in which he was successful, but also studied languages and philosophy. He was also a book and coin collector. On his father's death in January 1660 he inherited a fortune, and hired chambers in Gresham College. He was one of the Council of the Royal Society named in the Biography of jacob!