John Hilton II (1599 - 1657)

John Hilton II

John Hilton the Younger was a British composer of the early Baroque period.

His father was the church musician, organist and composer John Hilton Senior, who died in Cambridge in 1609. Hilton Jr. earned a Bachelor of Music degree and became organist at St. Margaret's Cathedral in Westminster. In the 1630s he composed several oratorio-like works and later published a collection of 42 pieces. He is also credited as the author of several church hymns.