Hugh Shield (12 October 1831 – 24 November 1903) was an English academic, barrister and

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politician who sat in the

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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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
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in 1850, but migrated to

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. In 1857 he was awarded the Chancellor's Medal for legal studies and became a Fellow of the college and Senior

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. He was admitted at

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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

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in 1881. At the 1880 general election Shield was elected one of the two Members of Parliament for

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. He held the seat until 1885. Shield died, unmarried at the age of 72.

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* 1831 births 1903 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub