# Lord Hilton — The War of the Worlds character guide

> Lord Hilton in The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-iii-on-horsell-common

## Who they are

A local landowner who tries to organize resistance and is killed.

## Relationships

### [The Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/characters/the_curate)

_social_

Lord Hilton and the Curate cross paths during the evacuation, with the Curate's religious ranting contrasting Hilton's practical concerns.

### [The Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/characters/the_curate)

_social_

Lord Hilton and the Curate cross paths during the evacuation, with the Curate's religious ranting contrasting Hilton's practical concerns.

## In the story

### [On Horsell Common](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/chapters/iii-on-horsell-common)

Lord of the manor, expected from London; the narrator is sent to find him.

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