Matthew Davenport Hill (1792–1872)

Barrister devoted to the cause of reforming criminal law. Published work describing his brother Rowland Hill’s system of education in 1822. A founder of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1826. M.P. for Hull, 1832–5. Recorder of Birmingham, 1839. Commissioner of bankrupts (Bristol district), 1851–69.