Irish military officer; he was the second son of Arthur Hill, second Marquess of Downshire and Mary Sandys, Baroness Sandys; educated at Eton, he was MP for County Down (1817-36) before he succeeded to the title.

CORRESPONDENCE OF Arthur Moyes William Sandys, second baron Sandys:

Lord Arthur Hill to Thomas Creevey, 25 June 1815 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)