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    • Rowland Hill (MP)

    Publisher of the Geneva Bible and Tudor Statesman (c.1495–1561)

    For several other historical figures of this name, see Rowland Hill (disambiguation).

    Sir Rowland Hill (Hyll or Hylle or Hull or Hall) of Soulton (c.

    1495–1561), was the publisher of the Geneva Bible,[1] thereby earning the title "The First ProtestantLord Mayor of London", having held that office in 1549. He was a statesman, polymath, merchant and patron of art and philanthropist active through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

    He is associated with the recovery and development of Tudor English drama[2] a generation before Shakespeare, and events that Hill was involved in may have shaped one or more Shakespearean characters.[3][4]

    As a political operator, he has been said to have been "influential at the highest level".[5][6][7]

    Early life

    Rowland Hill was born of an ancient Shropshire family