HILL, ROWLAND (1744-1833), English preacher, sixth son of Sir Rowland Hill, Bart. (d. 1783), was born at Hawkstone, Shropshire, on Aug. 23, 1744. He was educated at Shrewsbury, Eton and St. John's college, Cambridge. Having inherited con siderable property, he built for his own use Surrey chapel, in the Blackfriars road, London (1783) . Hill conducted his services in accordance with the forms of the Church of England, in whose communion he always remained. Both at Surrey chapel and in his provincial "gospel tours" he had great success. His oratory was specially adapted for rude and uncultivated audiences. He possessed a voice of great power, and according to Southey "his manner" was "that of a performer as great in his own line as Kean or Kemble." He helped to found the Religious Tract society, the British and Foreign Bible society, and the London Missionary society, and was a stout advocate of vaccination. His best-known work is the Village Dialogues, which first appeared in 181o, and reached a 34th edition in 1839. He died on April I1, 1833.