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  Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, PC (30 May 1718 – 7 October 1793), was a British politician of the Georgian era.
The son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough, he was born at Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, 1718 births, 1793 deaths, British Secretaries of State, Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland and Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain.
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 Hillsborough Pedigree
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire was the son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough and Mary Rowe.
Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire was the son of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and Margaret FitzGerald.
Arthur Wills Blundell Sandys Trumbull Windsor Hill, 4th Marquess of Downshire was the son of Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbell Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire and Maria Hickman.
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DOWNSHIRE, WILLS HILL, 1ST MARQUESS OF (1718-1793), son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough, was born at Fairford in Gloucestershire on the 3oth of May 1718.
From 1768 to 1772 Hillsborough was secretary of state for the colonies and also president of the board of trade, becoming an English earl on his retirement; in 1779 he was made secretary of state for the northern department, and he was created marquess of Downshire seven years after his final retirement in 1782.
Reversing an earlier opinion Horace Walpole says Downshire was " a pompous composition of ignorance and want of judgment." He died on the 7th of October 1793 and was succeeded by his son Arthur (1753-1801), from whom the present marquess is descended.
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 Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, 1st Marquess of Downshire
Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, 1st Marquess of Downshire
Succeeded his father, Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough (1693-1742) in 1742, was the most distinguished public figure in the family's history.
A man of some taste and culture, Wills Hill was responsible for rebuilding the mansion at Hillsborough, along with the parish church and most of the village.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
The Marquess of Downshire is a marquess in the Peerage of Ireland.
The title was created in 1789 for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, a former secretary of state.
Prior to the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 the Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Earl of Hillsborough.
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 Wills, Helen Newington - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Wills, Helen Newington
Such was her dominance of the women's game, she was unbeaten in singles play from the autumn of 1926 until August 1933.
Born in Centerville, California, USA, Wills was educated at the University of California.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 1793 Encyclopedia Article @ Hell1.com (Hell 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Reign of Terror" will last until the spring of 1794 and causes death of 35,000-40,000 people.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (b.
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (b.
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 1ST MARQUESS OF WILLS ... - Online Information article about 1ST MARQUESS OF WILLS ...
Downshire seven years after his final retirement in 1782.
UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)
Walpole says Downshire was " a pompous See also:
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 dnshire.htm
The 3rd Marquess of Downshire came of age in 1809 and died in 1845.
D/607 consists of c.4,350 letters and related papers, 1707-1809, mostly deriving from Arthur Hill, Viscount Fairford/Kilwarlin, Earl of Hillsborough, and 2nd Marquess of Downshire (b.1753, d.1801), but also including the surviving correspondence of his father, and all the correspondence of his wife and her family which are in PRONI.
An illustration of the position of the 1st Marquess in county politics is afforded by the bitter contentions which seem to have arisen over the election of a trustee of the Newry Turnpike Board.
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 1793   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The ensuing "Reign of Terror" will last until the spring of 1794 and causes death of 35,000-40,000 people.
March 20 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (b.
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May 30 - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (d.
July 5 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d.
May 30 - Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch favorite of William III of England (b.
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 thePeerage.com - Elizabeth Keat and others
She was the daughter of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and Margaret FitzGerald.
She married James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Keat, on 2 December 1773.
She married Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, son of Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mary Cheke, on 27 November 1564.
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 Marquess of Downshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hills had already been created Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Kilwarlin of County Down in the Peerage of Ireland in 1751 with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his uncle Arthur Hill, 1st Viscount Dungannon.
He was further created Lord Harwich, Baron of Harwich, in the County of Essex, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1756 with a seat in the House of Lords.
Downshire was the the eldest son of Trevor Hill, who had been created Viscount Hillsborough and Baron Hill of Kilwarlin of County Down, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1717, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the male issue of his father, Michael Hill.
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     Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire was born on 30 May 1718.
He was the son of Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough and Mary Rowe.
He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot and Lady Charlotte Hill.
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He was the son of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and Margaret FitzGerald.
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Science Fair Projects - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (30 May 1718 - 7 October 1793), was a British politician of the Georgian era.
He was usually called the Earl of Hillsborough in America when he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768-1772, a critical period leading toward the American Revolution.
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