Edward Stock Hill

For other people named Edward Hill, see Edward Hill (disambiguation).
Hill in 1895.

Sir Edward Stock Hill, KCB, (1834 – 18 December 1902)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South from 1886 to 1900.

He unsuccessfully contested the newly created Bristol South constituency at the 1885 general election, and won the seat in 1886. He was re-elected in 1892 and 1895, and retired from politics at the 1900 general election.[2]

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 10 May 1892.[3]

Family

Sir Edward's son was the Oxford University and Somerset cricketer Vernon Hill and his grandson Mervyn Hill represented Somerset, Glamorgan, Cambridge University and MCC.

References

  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 86. IBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. "Issue 26286". London Gazette. 10 May 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-04-21.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Joseph Dodge Weston
Member of Parliament for Bristol South
18861900
Succeeded by
Walter Hume Long


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