Wills Hill 1st Marquess of Downshire Politician

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire PC (30 May 1718 – 7 October 1793), known as the Viscount Hillsborough from 1742 to 1751 and as the Earl of Hillsborough from 1751 to 1789, was a British politician of the Georgian era. Best known in the United States as the Earl of Hillsborough, he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768 to 1772, a critical period leading toward the American War of Independence.

Personal facts

Wills Hill 1st Marquess of Downshire
Birth dateMay 30, 1718
Birth place
Fairford , Gloucestershire
Nationality
British people
Date of deathOctober 07, 1793
Spouse
Mary Hill Countess of Hillsborough

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Office holder

monarch
prime minister
Augustus FitzRoy 3rd Duke of Grafton
William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham
successor
William Legge 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

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