George Hilliard | |
Constituency Mp: | Peterborough West |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | John Bertram |
Successor: | James Stevenson |
Term Start: | 1878 |
Term End: | 1887 |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1827 |
Birth Place: | Morrisburg, Upper Canada |
Party: | Liberal-Conservative |
George Hilliard (May 28, 1827 - June 23, 1892)[1] was a Canadian businessman and politician from the province of Ontario.
Born in Morrisburg, Upper Canada, the son of Christopher Hilliard, a British officer, and Catherine Meyer, Hilliard came to Peterborough County in 1847. He began working as a clerk in Peterborough in 1847. He opened his own general store with his brother and later managed a lumber business. In 1862, he purchased a saw mill and afterwards a large stone flouring mill. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Peterborough West in the 1878 election. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 election.