known for his great conviviality. He returned to Dunkirk in February 1714 as a commissioner to inspect the fortifications, but came back to England in August for the accession of George I. Later life With the death of Anne and the accession of George I, Hill lost his offices, but retained his commission as major-general. He sold his colonelcy to Edward Montagu in July 1715 and retired. Both he and Lady Masham retained Tory sympathies in their later years, which Hill spent at his seat in Egham and his London house in Jermyn Street, where he died. He left his estate to his nephew Samuel Masham, 2nd Baron Masham. References 17th-century births 1735 deaths British Army major generals Grenadier Guards officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain People from St Albans British MPs 1710–1713 Tory MPs (pre-1834) People educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession Devonshire Regiment officers Members of the British Royal Household