James Hill (Conservative politician)

James Hill
Sir James along with his wife, Lady Susan Hill
Member of Parliament
for Southampton Test
In office
3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byBryan Gould
Succeeded byAlan Whitehead
In office
18 June 1970 – 20 September 1974
Preceded byBob Mitchell
Succeeded byBryan Gould
Personal details
Born(1926-12-21)21 December 1926
Died(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 72)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseSusan
ChildrenFive
ResidenceUnited Kingdom

Sir Stanley James Allen Hill (21 December 1926 – 16 February 1999) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Hill was educated at Regent's Park School, Southampton, North Wales Naval Training College, and Southampton University. He was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal Southampton Test seat, from 1970 to October 1974, and again from 1979 until 1997. At the end of both these terms he lost the seat to the Labour candidate, on the latter occasion to Alan Whitehead. In 1997 Hill retired and said he would not seek re-election as an MP. Hill also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1973 to 1975. He was knighted in 1996 while serving as MP under John Major.[citation needed]