Arthur John Thornhill (3 April 1850 – 4 June 1930)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician from Diddington Hall, Buckden,[2] in Huntingdonshire.

Hicks was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire at a by-election in March 1884 following the elevation to the peerage of Henry Brand.[3] He held the seat until the constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[4]

He was nominated as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1889,[5] and nominated again in 1892[6] after which he was appointed to the office in 1893.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b "No. 26383". The London Gazette. 17 March 1893. p. 1677.
  3. ^ "No. 25330". The London Gazette. 21 March 1884. p. 1348.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 358. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  5. ^ "Nomination Of The Sheriffs". The Times. London. 13 November 1889. pp. 5, col F.
  6. ^ "Nomination Of The Sheriffs". The Times. London. 14 November 1892. pp. 3, col D.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
18841885
With: James Redfoord Bulwer
Edward Hicks
Constituency divided