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1st Baron Sir William George Hylton Jolliffe Hylton
1800–1876
A long-serving Conservative politician and former army officer, he spent decades in public life before being raised to the peerage as Baron Hylton. His career offers a glimpse into the steady, behind-the-scenes work of Victorian government.
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Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith; with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial
by 1st Baron Sir William George Hylton Jolliffe Hylton, J. B. (John Benjamin) Smith, Edward Stanley
About the author
Born in London on December 7, 1800, he was the eldest son of the Rev. William John Jolliffe and Julia Pytches. He served for a time in the army and retired from the 15th Hussars with the rank of captain, then moved into a long political career tied closely to Conservative politics.
He represented Petersfield in Parliament for many years and served in the Earl of Derby's administrations, including as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1852 and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1858 to 1859. He had inherited a baronetcy in 1821 and was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Hylton in 1866.
He died on June 1, 1876, at the age of 75. Although not among the most famous public figures of his time, he was part of the Victorian political world for decades, combining military service, parliamentary work, and hereditary rank in a way that was typical of Britain's governing class in the 19th century.