Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Hill (1589 - 1657) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.Hill was the son of Roger Hill of Poundisford and his wife Mary Hassard of Lyme Regis. He became an ironmonger. With Dennis Bond he was made a constable of Dorchester in 1618. On 11 September 1621 he was appointed the first Governor of the Company of Freemen. Later he replaced John Yeate as an Alderman of Dorchester and a week later was appointed a Capital Burgesse.. }
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- John_Hill_(MP_for_Dorchester) comment "John Hill (1589 - 1657) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.Hill was the son of Roger Hill of Poundisford and his wife Mary Hassard of Lyme Regis. He became an ironmonger. With Dennis Bond he was made a constable of Dorchester in 1618. On 11 September 1621 he was appointed the first Governor of the Company of Freemen. Later he replaced John Yeate as an Alderman of Dorchester and a week later was appointed a Capital Burgesse.".