Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick
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Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick
of Attingham
, FSA
(21 October 1770 – 3 November 1832) was a British peer
and art patron.
The first son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick
and his wife Anna Vernon, he was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
, where he was in the same year as Edward Daniel Clarke
. In 1792–1794, he paid Clarke's expenses as a traveling companion to Germany, Switzerland and Italy; he employed Angelika Kaufmann in painting. In 1801 Thomas Noel Hill became a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.). On 8 February 1812 he married Sophia Dubochet, daughter of John James Dubochet, at St Marylebone Church
, London. (Sophia and her famous sister Harriette Wilson
were highly fashionable courtesans.) He died childless at age 62 in Naples; upon his death his brother William Noel-Hill inherited the title.
Baron Berwick
Baron Berwick, of Attingham in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1784 Noel Hill, who had earlier represented Shrewsbury and Shropshire in Parliament. He was the son of Thomas Hill , son of Thomas Harwood, a draper, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire...
of Attingham
Attingham Park
Attingham Park is a country house in Shropshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building.- Location :It is located near to the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road.- History :...
, FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
(21 October 1770 – 3 November 1832) was a British peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and art patron.
The first son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick
Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick
Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick , was an English landowner and politician.-Background:Hill was the son of Thomas Hill and Susanna Maria Noel, and was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1763, and a Master of Arts in 1766.-Political career:Hill sat...
and his wife Anna Vernon, he was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, where he was in the same year as Edward Daniel Clarke
Edward Daniel Clarke
Edward Daniel Clarke was an English naturalist, mineralogist and traveller.-Life:Edward Daniel Clarke was born at Willingdon, Sussex, and educated first at Tonbridge....
. In 1792–1794, he paid Clarke's expenses as a traveling companion to Germany, Switzerland and Italy; he employed Angelika Kaufmann in painting. In 1801 Thomas Noel Hill became a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.). On 8 February 1812 he married Sophia Dubochet, daughter of John James Dubochet, at St Marylebone Church
St Marylebone Parish Church
-First church:The first church for the parish was built in the vicinity of the present Marble Arch c.1200, and dedicated to St John the Evangelist.-Second church:...
, London. (Sophia and her famous sister Harriette Wilson
Harriette Wilson
Harriette Wilson was a celebrated British Regency courtesan, whose clients included the Prince of Wales, the Lord Chancellor and four future Prime Ministers.- Life :...
were highly fashionable courtesans.) He died childless at age 62 in Naples; upon his death his brother William Noel-Hill inherited the title.