George Rowland Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Rowland Hill

Rugby administrator

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1855

Place of Birth: Greenwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1928

Profession: rugby union match official, sports administrator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir George Rowland Hill (21 January 1855 – 25 April 1928) was an English sporting administrator, official and referee, who is most notable for his role as the Secretary and later President of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
Hill gave 49 years service to the RFU, and in 1927 became the first person to be knighted for services to the sport of rugby union.



Alternative names	"Spy", "Drawl"
Description	British portrait painter and caricaturist
Date of birth/death	21 November 1851	15 May 1922
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q920924 VIAF: 50798189 ISNI: 0000 0000 8452 2607 ULAN: 500015150 LCCN: n88603066 NLA: 35590992 WorldCat