Hugh Shield
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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.
Hugh Shield | |
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Shield in 1880 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Smollett |
| Succeeded by | Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1831 |
| Died | 24 November 1903 (aged 72) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge |
Biography
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Shield died, unmarried at the age of 72.
