Arthur Hill, 6th Marquess of Downshire

Arthur Wills John Wellington Trumbull Blundell Hill, 6th Marquess of Downshire (2 July 1871, London – 29 May 1918) was an Irish peer, styled Earl of Hillsborough until 31 March 1874.

They had three children: During the 1899-1900 hunting season in Leicestershire, his wife Kitty Hare, considered a society beauty, became acquainted with Joseph Frederick (Joe) Laycock, a millionaire soldier from Wiseton in Nottinghamshire.

The relationship developed into an adulterous affair which resulted in Arthur Hill obtaining a divorce from his wife in 1902.

[4][5] Throughout his life Arthur Hill was considered locally as somewhat eccentric but down-to-earth, occasionally dressing down to fit in with and follow the drovers from Easthampstead Park taking livestock to market.

He had a keen interest in powered vehicles such as steam engines and motor cars, and was "chief of Wokingham's voluntary fire service"[2] Arthur Hill, 6th Marquess died at Easthampstead Park on 29 May 1918, and was buried there.