Lord Arthur William Hill
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Colonel
Lord Arthur William Hill PC
, DL
, JP
(28 July 1846 – 13 January 1931), was an Anglo-Irish
soldier and Conservative
politician. He served three times as Comptroller of the Household
between 1885 and 1898 in the Conservative administrations headed by Lord Salisbury
.
, by his wife the Honourable Caroline Frances Stapleton-Cotton, daughter of Field Marshal Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere. Arthur Hill, 5th Marquess of Downshire, was his elder brother.
in the 5th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles.
for Down
and subsequently for Down West from 1880 (succeeding his uncle Lord Edwin Hill-Trevor) until 1898, when he resigned from Parliament in June by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He served under Lord Salisbury
as Comptroller of the Household
from 1885 to 1886, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1898. In 1885 he was sworn of the Privy Council
. He again held the Down West seat briefly from 1907 to 1908. Apart from his political career he was also a Deputy Lieutenant
of County Down
and a Justice of the Peace
for County Down and Berkshire
.
, who succeeded his father as MP for West Down in 1898. Lady Arthur Hill died in January 1874, shortly after the birth of her only child. Hill married as his second wife Annie Harrison, daughter of James Fortescue Harrison
, MP for Kilmarnock, in 1877. They had one daughter. Hill died in January 1931, aged 84. Lady Arthur Hill died in February 1944.
Colonel
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Lord Arthur William Hill PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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, JP
Justice of the Peace
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(28 July 1846 – 13 January 1931), was an Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
soldier and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He served three times as Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
between 1885 and 1898 in the Conservative administrations headed by Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
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Background
Hill was a younger son of Arthur Hill, 4th Marquess of DownshireArthur Hill, 4th Marquess of Downshire
Arthur Wills Blundell Sandys Trumbull Windsor Hill, 4th Marquess of Downshire KP was an Irish peer, styled Earl of Hillsborough until 1845....
, by his wife the Honourable Caroline Frances Stapleton-Cotton, daughter of Field Marshal Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere. Arthur Hill, 5th Marquess of Downshire, was his elder brother.
Military career
Hill served as a lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards. He was later a lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers and an honorary colonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the 5th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles.
Political career
Hill sat as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
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for Down
Down (UK Parliament constituency)
Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. It was a two member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801-1885 and 1922-1950.-Boundaries:1801-1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Boroughs of Downpatrick and Newry....
and subsequently for Down West from 1880 (succeeding his uncle Lord Edwin Hill-Trevor) until 1898, when he resigned from Parliament in June by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. He served under Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
as Comptroller of the Household
Comptroller of the Household
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from 1885 to 1886, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1898. In 1885 he was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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. He again held the Down West seat briefly from 1907 to 1908. Apart from his political career he was also a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for County Down and Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
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Family
Hill was twice married. He married firstly Annie Nisida Denham Cookes, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel George Denham Cookes, in 1873. They had one son, Arthur HillArthur Hill (politician)
Major Arthur Hill was a British soldier and Unionist politician.A member of the Hill family headed by the Marquess of Downshire, he was the only child of Lord Arthur Hill by his first wife Annie Nisida Denham Cookes, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel George Denham Cookes...
, who succeeded his father as MP for West Down in 1898. Lady Arthur Hill died in January 1874, shortly after the birth of her only child. Hill married as his second wife Annie Harrison, daughter of James Fortescue Harrison
James Fortescue Harrison
James Fortescue Harrison was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.He was elected at the 1874 general election as the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock Burghs, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election, and did not stand again.-External links:...
, MP for Kilmarnock, in 1877. They had one daughter. Hill died in January 1931, aged 84. Lady Arthur Hill died in February 1944.