Francis Hill
Sir James William Francis Hill (born September 15, 1899 in Lincoln , † January 6, 1980 ) was a British lawyer, historian and politician.
After Hill served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps at the end of World War I , he studied law at Trinity College (Cambridge) until 1925. From 1926 he worked as a lawyer and later as a partner in a law firm in Lincoln. Hill wrote local historical works on the history of Lincoln and Lincolnshire in the Middle Ages, the early modern period, and the 19th century. He was also a member of the College Council of Nottingham University from 1934 and Chancellor of the University from 1972 to 1978.
Hill was active in local politics since the 1930s: in 1932 he was elected to the Lincoln City Council and remained there until 1974, first as councilor, then as Alderman . 1945/1946 he held the office of mayor of the city. Hill was also involved in various top municipal organizations: from 1957 to 1966 he was chairman of the British Association of Municipal Corporations , from 1966 to 1968 President of the European Local Conference at the Council of Europe and from 1967 to 1971 President of the International Union of Local Authorities . As a top local representative, he also worked on the Redcliffe Maud Report of the Royal Commission on Local Government , which made reform proposals for the organization of local self-government from 1966 to 1969. For his services he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1954 and knighted in 1958.
literature
- FT Baker: Sir Francis Hill. In: C. Sturman (ed.): Some historians of Lincolnshire. Lincoln 1992.
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| SURNAME | Hill, Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, James William Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British lawyer, historian and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lincoln (Lincolnshire) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1980 |