James Hill (Conservative politician)

For other people named James Hill, see James Hill (disambiguation).

James Hill
Sir James along with his wife, Lady Susan Hill
Member of Parliament for Southampton Test
In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Bryan Gould
Succeeded by	Alan Whitehead
In office 18 June 1970 – 20 September 1974
Preceded by	Bob Mitchell
Succeeded by	Bryan Gould
Personal details
Born	(1926-12-21)21 December 1926
Died	(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 72)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Susan
Children	Five
Residence	United Kingdom

Sir Stanley James Allen Hill (21 December 1926 – 16 February 1999) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Hill was educated at Regent's Park School, Southampton, North Wales Naval Training College, and Southampton University. He was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal Southampton Test seat, from 1970 to October 1974, and again from 1979 until 1997. At the end of both these terms he lost the seat to the Labour candidate, on the latter occasion to Alan Whitehead. In 1997 Hill retired and said he would not seek re-election as an MP. Hill also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1973 to 1975. He was knighted in 1996 while serving as MP under John Major.

Personal life

He was married to his wife Susan for forty years and they had five children, his wife moved to Kings Somborne after her husband's death in 1999. Lady Susan died in 2008, aged 83.

Sources

• "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
• Whitaker's Almanack, The Stationery Office, 2000.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Hill