Stephen John Hill
Sir Stephen John Hill, KCMG CB, (June 10, 1809 – 20 October 1891) was a governor of, in turn, four British colonial possessions.
Born in the West Indies, Hill began his colonial service in Africa, becoming governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) in 1851. In 1854 he became governor of Sierra Leone. From 1860 through 1861 he was made governor of Sierra Leone for a second time. Then in 1863 he was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands and Antigua. In 1869 Hill became governor of Newfoundland, continuing in that position until 1876. He provided valuable guidance to the colony during the period following their rejection of participation in Canadian Confederation. Hill took up residency in Anguilla in November of 1885 and left in February of 1888.
Hill died in 1891 in London, England.
See also
- Governors of Newfoundland
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of colonial governors of Sierra Leone
External links
- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
- "Stephen John Hill". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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Preceded by James Bannerman | Governor of the Gold Coast 1851–1854 | Succeeded by Henry Connor |
Preceded by Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy | Governor of Sierra Leone 1854–1863 | Succeeded by Robert Dougan |
Preceded by | Governor of Antigua 1863–1869 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Governor of Newfoundland 1869–1876 | Succeeded by |
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