Arthur Hill (Anglo-Irish soldier)
Arthur Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1600 |
| Died | April 1663 Hillsborough, County Down, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Ireland (before 1644) English Parliamentarians (1644–1649) English Commonwealth (1649–1660) Kingdom of Ireland (1660–1663) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | |
| Spouses | Anne Bolton (1), Mary Parsons (2) |
| Relations | Sir Moyses Hill (father) |
Colonel Arthur Hill PC(I) (c.1600 – April 1663) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, soldier and politician, who led Protestant settler forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and held influential appointments in the Dublin Castle administration. He was a strong advocate of the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland and founded the current settlement of Hillsborough in County Down during the Plantation of Ulster.