Sidney Hill | |
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 Hill riding his horse — circa 1890s | |
| Born | Simon Sidney Hill 1 October 1829 Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Died | 3 March 1908 (aged 78) Langford House, Lower Langford, North Somerset, England |
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| Spouse |
Mary Ann Bobbett
(m. 1864; died 1874) |
Simon Sidney Hill (1 October 1829 – 3 March 1908) was an English philanthropist, merchant, gentleman farmer, and justice of the peace. From beginnings as a linen merchant, he made his fortune as a colonial and general merchant trading from South Africa. He supported and endowed almshouses in Churchill and Lower Langford, and manses for Methodist clergy at Banwell and Cheddar. He founded Methodist churches at Port Elizabeth, Sandford, Shipham and Blagdon besides the Wesley Methodist church and school at Churchill. Many of his charitable foundations still survive.