Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire

Who was Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire?

Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire KP was an Irish peer, styled Viscount Fairford from 1789 until 1793 and Earl of Hillsborough from 1793 to 1801.

He was born in Hanover Square, the eldest son of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire and his wife Mary Sandys. He became Marquess of Downshire on the early death of his father in 1801. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, gaining his MA in 1809 and a DCL in 1810.

In 1811 he married Lady Mary Windsor, daughter of Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth. They had five children:

Arthur Wills Blundell Sandys Trumbull Windsor Hill, 4th Marquess of Downshire

Lady Charlotte Augusta Hill, married Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet and had issue

Captain Lord William Frederick Arthur Montagu Hill, Scots Greys, killed in a hunting accident

Lady Mary Penelope Hill, married Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport and had issue

Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor

During his early political career, Downshire was identified with the Whigs and supported the reform of Parliament.