Alexander Staveley Hill

Alexander Staveley Hill DL (21 May 1825–25 June 1905) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) from 1868 to 1900 representing Coventry, Staffordshire West and Kingswinford.

He was born at Wolverhampton, the son of Henry Hill, a banker and his wife Anne Staveley. He became a barrister and QC. He represented Coventry from 1868 to 1874, West Staffordshire from 1874 to 1885, and Kingswinfold from 1885 to 1900.

He lived at Kensington and at Oxley Manor, Bushbury, Staffordshire where he was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of the county. In 1880 he and his wife funded a school and chapel at Bushbury. During the years 1881-1884 he went on annual visits to western Canada and published an account of his travels. The town of Staveley in California was named after him.

He married Katherine Ponsonby, and they had a son Henry who followed him into the law and politics. After Katherine died, he married again to Mary Florence Baird of St. Petersburg.

Works

* From Home to Home, Autumn Wanderings in the Northwest in the years 1881-1884