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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.

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.

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