John Hugill

John William Hugill (October 3, 1881 – January 13, 1971) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of the province of Alberta from 1935 until 1937. Born in England, he came to Canada and studied law before setting up a practice in Calgary. He became a prominent resident of that city, and served two years on its city council. In the early 1930s, he was one of the few prominent and respectable Calgarians to support William Aberhart's Social Credit League. He ran as a candidate for it in the 1935 provincial election and, when it won, was named Attorney General by Aberhart.

Hugill's time as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was dominated by differences of opinion with Aberhart. Hugill did not believe that social credit could be legally implemented by a provincial government and did not support the government's attempts to do so. When asked by Lieutenant Governor John Campbell Bowen whether he considered three of the government's acts to be constitutional, he replied honestly that he did not; this prompted Aberhart to request his resignation. Thereafter Hugill was an outspoken opponent of the Aberhart government, though he did not seek re-election in the 1940 election. He retired from the practice of law in 1949, and died in 1971.

Hugill

Coordinates: 54°22′48″N 2°51′14″W / 54.380°N 2.854°W / 54.380; -2.854

Hugill is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the village of Ings and the hamlets of Grassgarth, and Reston. It was formerly a part of the Barony of Kendal. The parish has a population of 416, increasing to 446 at the 2011 Census. Hughill (Cumbria/Westmorland) is a small parish located in the north west of England.It had a population of 103,658 according to the 2011 census In the 1870s, Hugill was described as

Staveley with Ings Parish Council represents the three civil parishes of Hugill, Nether Staveley and Over Staveley. It has produced two ambitious Parish Plans, which have set out "aspirations for the future." that are concerned with improving the environment, public transport, highways, village facilities housing and general development

Brief History

Hugill was previously joined with the Barony of Kendal, after the death of William de Lancastre III the Barony was divided into fees. Hugill fell under the category of the ‘Marquis fee’.Throughout the time that Kendall was separated, according to the archives retrieved and analysed by Lancaster University “The barony was partitioned between heiresses in 1247” by the 15th century the Marquis fee “came to the Crown by attainder of William Parr” This specific area that Hugill fell under the category of the Marquis fee only covered a quarter of the Kendal of Barony. According to the Lonsdale Archive, the Lowther family “accumulated extensive estates, including the Lordship of numerous manors in Cumberland and Westmorland” The Marquis fee was then “leased to the Lowther’s after 1705.”

Hugill (surname)

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