Alexander Staveley Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Staveley Hill

British politician

Date of Birth: 21-May-1825

Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1905

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Alexander Staveley Hill

  • Alexander Staveley Hill (21 May 1825 – 25 June 1905) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
  • He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1868 to 1900, representing Coventry, Staffordshire West and Kingswinford. Hill was born in Wolverhampton, the son of Henry Hill, a banker, and his wife Anne Staveley.
  • Having become a barrister and QC, Hill represented Coventry from 1868 to 1874, West Staffordshire from 1874 to 1885 and Kingswinford from 1885 to 1900.
  • He also served as Judge Advocate of the Fleet. He lived at Kensington and at Oxley Manor, Bushbury, Staffordshire, where he was a JP and Deputy Lieutenant of the county.
  • In 1880 he and his wife funded a school and chapel at Bushbury. During the years 1881-1884 Hill went on annual visits to western Canada and published an account of his travels, From Home to Home: Autumn Wanderings in the Northwest in the Years 1881-1884 (1885).
  • The town of Stavely, Alberta was named after him. He married Katherine Ponsonby and they had a son, Henry Staveley-Hill, who followed his father into the law and politics.
  • After Katherine died Hill married again, to Mary Frances Baird, daughter of Francis Baird of St Petersburg.

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