# Thomas Wright Hill

> Thomas Wright Hill was an English mathematician and schoolmaster. He is credited as inventing the single transferable vote in 1819. His son Rowland, famous as the originator of the modern postal system, introduced STV in 1840 into the world's first public election, for the Adelaide City Council, in which the principle of proportional representation was applied.

*English mathematician and schoolmaster;(1763-1841)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1763-04-24
- **Died:** 1851-06-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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## Sources
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