Political Career
In 1910, Hill Wood was elected MP for High Peak, holding the seat until 1929. He changed his name to Hill-Wood by royal licence in 1912. In the First World War, he served in the Cheshire Regiment reaching the rank of Major. He was created a baronet in the 1921 New Year Honours.
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