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

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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

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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

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candidate, on the latter occasion to

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. 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

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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.

References

*"Times Guide to the House of Commons",

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, 1997 *'' Whitaker's Almanack'', The Stationery Office, 2000.

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* 1926 births 1999 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 Knights Bachelor Conservative Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for the United Kingdom 1973–1979 Politicians awarded knighthoods {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub