Claude Hill

Sir Claude Hamilton Archer Hill KCSI CIE (1866 – 1934) was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Sir Claude Hill KCSI CIE
15th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office 1925–1932
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	William Fry
Succeeded by	Sir Montagu Butler
Personal details
Born	Claude Hamilton Archer Hill 1866 Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire[1]
Died	1934
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Frances May West
Children	One son and two daughters
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Career

Educated at St Mark's School in Windsor and Emmanuel College, Cambridge,[2][3] Hill joined the Indian Civil Service in 1887.[4] After a posting as Under Secretary to the Government of India (Home Department) from 1895, he was appointed successively First Assistant Resident at Hyderabad in 1897, Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay in 1900 and then Deputy Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department) in 1903.[4] His later appointments included political secretary to the Governor of Bombay in 1906, then Resident at Mewar and after that, Agent to the Governor at Kathiawar.[4] Later he became a member of the Executive Council of Bombay and subsequently, Finance Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council and Head of the Central Transport and Food Board of India.[4] He retired in 1921.[4]

In retirement he became Director-General of the League of Red Cross Societies and then Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.[5]

Family

In 1892 he married Frances May West; they had a son and two daughters.[4]

References

1. Birth Records
2. The India List 1905
3. "Hill, Claude Hamilton Archer (HL885CH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
4. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Isle of Man Examiner Annual, 1927
5. World Statesmen