Arthur John Thornhill (3 April 1850 – 4 June 1930) was an
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politician from Diddington Hall,
Buckden,
in
Huntingdonshire.
Hicks was elected as a
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
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at a by-election in March 1884 following the elevation to the peerage of
Henry Brand.
He held the seat until the constituency was divided by the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
He was nominated as
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
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in 1889,
and nominated again in 1892
after which he was appointed to the office in 1893.
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1850 births
1930 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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High Sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
People from Buckden, Cambridgeshire
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