Career
After his defeat, Hill did not stand for Parliament again. He died in 1936.
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James Hill
Edit ProfileMember of Parliament in the United Kingdom
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He was founder of Sir James Hill and Son, wool merchants in 1891 and was elected Lord Mayor of Bradford for 1908-1909. He was made a baronet in January 1917, of Bradford, but at the 1918 general election the "coalition coupon" went to his Conservative Party opponent Henry Butler Ratcliffe, who won the seat.
Membership
30th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Bradford Central at a by-election in 1916, following the death of the Liberal Member of Parliament Sir George Scott Robertson.
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Died
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Political Party
Liberal party