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.

Sir Stephen John Hill, 1870

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. 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 died in 1891 in London, England.

See also
  • 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.
Government offices
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
Ker Baillie Hamilton		 Governor of Antigua
1863–1869		 Succeeded by
Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine
Preceded by
Sir Anthony Musgrave		 Governor of Newfoundland
1869–1876		 Succeeded by
Sir John Hawley Glover


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