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Arnold Frank Hills was an English businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and activist who lived from 1857 to 1927. In the summer of 1895, Hills and Dave Taylor co-founded Thames Ironworks F.C., which later became West Ham United. Hills financially supported the club until April 1900 and was its largest single shareholder, holding 1,100 of 4,000 shares.
Hills played once for England on the 5th of April 1879 at the Kennington Oval. England beat Scotland 5-4 in that match, the only international appearance of his football career.
Hills won the AAC Championships mile title in 1878, making him British mile champion. He also claimed the three-mile championship in 1879. As a footballer at Oxford University, he was part of the team that finished runners-up to Wanderers in the 1877 FA Cup Final.
Hills and the young Mahatma Gandhi both served on the executive committee of the London Vegetarian Society, which was founded in 1888 with Hills as its first president.
Hills was the first president of the London Vegetarian Society (founded 1888), first president of the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club, and president of the London Vegetarian Rambling Club. He also founded The Vegetarian periodical and the Vegetarian Federal Union in 1889, serving as president of both.
Hills died on the 7th of March 1927 at Hammerfield, Penshurst, Kent, aged 69. He was buried at St Luke's Church in Penshurst.