Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wills_Hill,_Earl_of_Hillsborough

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person politician
gptkbp:birthDate	1718-05-30
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Fairford,_Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Arthur_Hill,_2nd_Marquess_of_Downshire
gptkbp:deathDate	1793-10-07
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Hillsborough,_County_Down,_Ireland
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Magdalen_College,_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:House_of_Lords gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:monarchServed	gptkb:George_III
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableFor	administration of American colonies opposition to American colonial independence
gptkbp:occupation	politician
gptkbp:peerage	gptkb:Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Peerage_of_Ireland
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:President_of_the_Board_of_Trade gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Northern_Department gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Southern_Department
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Charles_Townshend_(as_Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies)
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Hillsborough_Castle
gptkbp:signature	Wills Hill signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_FitzGerald
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Lord_Dartmouth_(as_Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies)
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Earl_of_Hillsborough gptkb:Marquess_of_Downshire gptkb:Viscount_Hillsborough gptkb:Baron_Hill
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hillsborough_County gptkb:Hillsborough,_New_Hampshire gptkb:Hillsborough,_North_Carolina gptkb:Hillsborough_County,_Florida gptkb:Hillsborough_County,_New_Hampshire gptkb:Hillsborough_River_(Florida) gptkb:Hillsborough,_New_Hampshire,_United_States gptkb:Hillsborough,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6