Rowland Hill (preacher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British preacher
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1744
Place of Birth: Hawkstone Park, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Apr-1833
Profession: curate
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Rowland Hill (preacher)
- Jump to search In a book published in 1909 (>110 years ago) there is a page on "Meeting a group of ministers" - Christmas Evans, Rowland Hill of England, Dr.
- Guthrie, Robert Flockhart, John Wesley, Dr.Adam Clark, George Fox, Peter Cartwright, Lorenzo Dow having a "preachers picnic party." Those who are interested to read/see this excerpt (which I am not allowed to upload) are welcome to email me.
- Thank you. Rowland Hill A.M.
- (1744–1833) was a popular English preacher, enthusiastic evangelical and an influential advocate of smallpox vaccination.
- He was founder and resident pastor of a wholly independent chapel, the Surrey Chapel, London; chairman of the Religious Tract Society; and a keen supporter of the British and Foreign Bible Society and the London Missionary Society.
- The famous instigator of penny postage, Rowland Hill, is said to have been christened 'Rowland' after him.
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