Background
THORNHILL, Arthur John was born on April 3, 1850. E. surviving son of George Thornhill of Diddington.
THORNHILL, Arthur John was born on April 3, 1850. E. surviving son of George Thornhill of Diddington.
Eton; Trinity College, Cambridge.
He held the seat until the constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Acting 1885. He was nominated as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1889, and nominated again in 1892 after which he was appointed to the office in 1893.
22nd United Kingdom Parliament]
Hicks was elected as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cambridgeshire at a by-election in March 1884 following the elevation to the peerage of Henry Brand.