Researching Hugh Shield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1362 people with the Shield surname? In that year Shield was ranked number 2274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Hugh means "Bright in Mind and Spirit" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Hugh Shield on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hugh Shield and the Shield Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1425 people with the Shield surname in the UK? Shield is now ranked number 2747 for popularity in the UK. |
Shield Family Tree Databases
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Shield Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Shield surname in the USA? Shield is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Hugh Shield
Hugh Shield (12 October 1831 – 24 November 1903) was an English academic, barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Shield was the son of John Shield of Stotes Hall, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne and his wife Catherine Barnett, daughter of R Barnett of Westmeath. He was educated at the Grange School, Bishopswearmouth and King Edward's School, Birmingham. He was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1850, but migrated to Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1857 he was awarded the Chancellor's Medal for legal studies and became a Fellow of the college and Senior Bursar. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1854 and was called to the bar on 26 January 1860. He went on the North-Eastern Circuit and became a Bencher of his Inn in 1880 and a Queen's Counsel in 1881.
At the 1880 general election Shield was elected one of the two Members of Parliament for Cambridge. He held the seat until 1885.
Shield died, unmarried at the age of 72.
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