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Freeling, Sir George Henry (1789–1841)  

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Hill, Edwin (1793–1876), civil servant and inventor of postal machinery  

I. D. Hill

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Hill, Edwin (1793–1876), civil servant and inventor of postal machinery, was born on 25 November 1793 at Birmingham, the second of the eight children of Thomas Wright Hill (1763–1851), schoolmaster, and his wife, Sarah Lea (1765–1842), daughter of William Lea. His elder brother was ...

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Hill, Sir Rowland (1795–1879)  

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Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879) by Maull & Polyblank, c. 1860 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Hill, Sir Rowland (1795–1879), postal reformer and civil servant  

C. R. Perry

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Hill, Sir Rowland (1795–1879), postal reformer and civil servant, was born on 3 December 1795 at 96 Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, third of the eight children of Thomas Wright Hill (1763–1851), schoolmaster, and his wife, Sarah Lea (1765–1842).