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Jun 10, 1809 Died on 20 Oct 1891 (aged 82)
Newfoundland colonial governor
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About Stephen John Hill
- Sir Stephen John Hill, , (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.
- 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.
