Hill-Wood Baronets
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The Hill-Wood Baronetcy, of Moorfield in Glossop in the County of Derby, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 January 1921 for the businessman and Conservative
politician Samuel Hill-Wood. Born Samuel Wood, he was the only son of Samuel Wood, a wealthy cotton manufacturer. He assumed in 1912 by Royal license the additional surname of Hill. This was the maiden name of his grandmother Alice, daughter of John Hill, of Liverpool
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Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet, of Hengrave
, was the son of John Hill Wood, elder brother of the aforementioned Samuel Wood, father of Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, 1st Baronet (see Wood Baronets
).
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician Samuel Hill-Wood. Born Samuel Wood, he was the only son of Samuel Wood, a wealthy cotton manufacturer. He assumed in 1912 by Royal license the additional surname of Hill. This was the maiden name of his grandmother Alice, daughter of John Hill, of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet, of Hengrave
Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet
Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet. was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Stalybridge from 1910–1918 and then for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1918–1922...
, was the son of John Hill Wood, elder brother of the aforementioned Samuel Wood, father of Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, 1st Baronet (see Wood Baronets
Wood Baronets
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wood, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
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Hill-Wood Baronets, of Moorfield (1921)
- Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, 1st Baronet (1872-1949)
- Sir Basil Samuel Hill-Wood, 2nd BaronetSir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd BaronetSir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
(1900-1954) - Sir David Basil Hill-Wood, 3rd Baronet (1926-2002)
- Sir Samuel Thomas Hill-Wood, 4th Baronet (b. 1971)