John Waller Hills
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John Waller Hills PC
DCL
(1867 - 24 December 1938) was a British Conservative
politician.
The second son of Herbert Augustus and Anna Hills of High Head Castle
, Cumberland
, Hills was educated at Eton
and Balliol College, Oxford
.
During World War I
he served as a Captain in the 4th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry
. He was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1915 and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Battalion in July 1916. He was wounded in September 1916, and mentioned in dispatches
.
He was Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) for City of Durham from 1906–1918 and for the successor Durham City Division from 1918–1922, and Conservative member for Ripon
from December 1925 following his victory in the by-election
. He held ministerial office as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
from 1922-1923.
In 1923 he was appointed by the government to the board of what would become Imperial Airways
.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor
in 1929. He was due to be conferred a baronet
cy in the 1939 New Year's Honours List but died before he could receive it. His five-year-old son Andrew Ashton Waller Hills was created a Baronet, of Hills Court in the County of Kent, in his stead, whilst his wife was granted the style, title and place of the widow of a baronet. Hill's son Sir Andrew Hills, 1st Baronet, died in February 1955, aged 21, when the title became extinct.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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DCL
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(1867 - 24 December 1938) was a British Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
The second son of Herbert Augustus and Anna Hills of High Head Castle
High Head Castle
High Head Castle is a large fortified manor house in the English county of Cumbria. It is located between Carlisle and Penrith. The house is now little more than a ruin with just the mere exterior walls and certain foundations surviving...
, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, Hills was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served as a Captain in the 4th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry
Durham Light Infantry
The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
. He was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1915 and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Battalion in July 1916. He was wounded in September 1916, and mentioned in dispatches
Mentioned in Dispatches
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.
He was Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for City of Durham from 1906–1918 and for the successor Durham City Division from 1918–1922, and Conservative member for Ripon
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
from December 1925 following his victory in the by-election
Ripon by-election, 1925
The Ripon by-election, 1925 was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 December 1925 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ripon.The by-election was a consequence of the sitting MP Edward Wood being elevated to the peerage as Baron Irwin in order to serve as Viceroy of India...
. He held ministerial office as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...
from 1922-1923.
In 1923 he was appointed by the government to the board of what would become Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East...
.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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in 1929. He was due to be conferred a baronet
Baronet
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cy in the 1939 New Year's Honours List but died before he could receive it. His five-year-old son Andrew Ashton Waller Hills was created a Baronet, of Hills Court in the County of Kent, in his stead, whilst his wife was granted the style, title and place of the widow of a baronet. Hill's son Sir Andrew Hills, 1st Baronet, died in February 1955, aged 21, when the title became extinct.