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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir George Hill
george, hill, baronet, other, people, named, george, hill, george, hill, disambiguation, george, fitzgerald, hill, baronet, june, 1763, march, 1839, irish, politician, contents, family, early, life, career, references, external, linksfamily, early, life, edith. For other people named George Hill see George Hill disambiguation Sir George FitzGerald Hill 2nd Baronet 1 June 1763 8 March 1839 1 was an Irish politician Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksFamily and early life editHe was the oldest son of Sir Hugh Hill 1st Baronet of Brook Hall County Londonderry 2 who had been a member of the Parliament of Ireland for Londonderry City from 1768 to 1795 3 His mother Hannah was a daughter of John McClintock 2 Hill was educated in Londonderry and at Trinity College Dublin He then studied at Lincoln s Inn and was called to the bar in Ireland in 1786 In 1788 he married Jane Beresford daughter of Hon John Beresford 2 son of the Marcus Beresford 1st Earl of Tyrone who was President of the Irish Board of Revenue 4 Career editHill was a member of the Orange Order serving for time on the committee of the Grand Lodge of Ireland 2 He was a member of the Parliament of Ireland for Coleraine from 1791 to 1795 and then succeeded his father as MP for Londonderry City 1798 2 In the Parliament of the United Kingdom he was the Member of Parliament MP for County Londonderry from 1801 to 1802 and for Londonderry City from 1802 to 1830 2 He became a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1808 and of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1817 2 He was Governor of Saint Vincent from 1830 to 1833 and then Governor of Trinidad from 1833 until his death in 1839 2 References edit Leigh Rayment s list of baronets Baronetcies beginning with H part 3 a b c d e f g h Simpson J M 2009 D R Fisher ed HILL Sir George Fitzgerald 2nd bt 1763 1839 of Brook Hall co Londonderry The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1820 1832 Cambridge University Press Retrieved 1 July 2014 Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692 1800 Hill Hugh Ulster Historical Foundation Retrieved 5 July 2014 Tyrone Earl of I 1746 Cracroft s Peerage retrieved 5 July 2014External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir George Hill Parliament of Ireland Preceded byGeorge JacksonJohn Beresford Member of Parliament for Coleraine1791 1795 With George Jackson Succeeded byGeorge JacksonWilliam Monck Preceded byWilliam LeckyHugh Hill Member of Parliament for Londonderry City1795 1798 With William Lecky to January 1798Henry Alexander from January 1798 Succeeded byHenry AlexanderAndrew Ferguson Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byHon Charles William Stewart2nd seat vacant Member of Parliament for County Londonderry1801 1802 With Hon Charles William Stewart Succeeded byHon Charles William StewartLord George Thomas Beresford Preceded byHenry Alexander Member of Parliament for Londonderry City1802 1830 Succeeded bySir Robert Ferguson Bt Government offices Preceded byWilliam John Struth acting Governor of Saint Vincent1831 1833 Succeeded byGeorge Tyleras Lieutenant Governor Preceded byLewis Grant Governor of Trinidad1833 1839 Succeeded byJohn Alexander Mein acting Baronetage of Ireland Preceded byHugh Hill Baronet of Brook Hall 1795 1839 Succeeded byGeorge Hill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir George Hill 2nd Baronet amp oldid 1156971067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
