Lieutenant-GeneralArthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (10 January 1792 – 16 July 1860), styled as Lord Arthur Hill until 1836, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician.
He joined the army in 1809 as a Cornet in the 10th Hussars. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1810 and to captain in 1813. He served in the Peninsular War, including at the Battles of Vittoria and Pampeluna.[1]
He served in the Battle of Waterloo as one of Wellington's aides de camp, with the rank of captain.[2] He was supposedly the fattest young man in the British Army.[3]
He remained in the army until 1858, ultimately rising to the rank of colonel of the 7th Dragoons.[1]
Political career
Hill entered Parliament as one of two representatives for County Down in 1817, a seat he held until 1836, when he succeeded his mother in the barony.[4]
Personal life
Hill died in July 1860, aged 68. He never married. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, Lord Marcus.
Arms
Coat of arms of Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys
Crest
1st: a Griffin segreant per fess Or and Gules (Sandys); 2nd: a Reindeer's Head couped at the neck Gules attired and plain collared Or (Hill)
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or a Fess dancetty between three Cross Crosslets fitchy Gules (Sandys); 2nd and 3rd, Sable on a Fess Argent between three Leopards passant guardant Or spotted of the field as many Escallops Gules (Hill)
Supporters
On either side a Griffin wings elevated per fess Or and Gules gorged with a Collar dancetty of the last
Motto
Probum Non Paenitet (The honest man has not to repent)[5]
References
^ ab"HILL, Lord Arthur Moyses William (1792–1860), of Ombersley, Worcs. | History of Parliament Online".
^"Full text of "The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes"". 1904.
^Foulkes, Nick (2006). Dancing into Battle (1st ed.). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 190. ISBN0-297-85078-4.
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