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	HILLIARD: See also Hilliard Berstein — Robert Worth Bingham — Hilliard T. Brooke — Hilliard L. Hampton, Jr. — Job Hilliard Lippincott — Thomas Hilliard Moodie — Brewster Hilliard Morris — Hilliard Penry — Emory Hilliard Price — Hilliard Samuel Ridgely — R. Hilliard Staton
	Hilliard, Benjamin Clark (1868-1951) — also known as Benjamin C. Hilliard — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Denver, Colo. Born near Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, January 9, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Colorado state legislature; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1915-19; defeated, 1918 (Independent), 1920, 1922, 1926; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1931-51; died in office 1951; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1939-41, 1949-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944. Christian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died August 7, 1951 (age 83 years, 210 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.   Relatives: Married 1889 to Tida Zimmerman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Hilliard, C. M. — Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Buffalo and Pepin counties, 1902. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, C. Ross See Clarence Ross Hilliard
	Hilliard, Carole — of South Dakota. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota; elected 1994; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
	Hilliard, Clarence Ross (1894-1976) — also known as C. Ross Hilliard — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich., August 8, 1894. Son of Ruben Hilliard and Augusta (Smith) Hilliard. Republican. Ingham County Clerk, 1925-72; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1957-59. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 14, 1976 (age 81 years, 219 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Grandson of Denison Hewitt Hilliard.
	Hilliard, Denison Hewitt (1798-1871) — also known as Denison H. Hilliard — of Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., April 3, 1798. Son of Denison Hilliard (c.1778-1850) and Olive (Hewitt) Hilliard. Supervisor of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1853-54, 1855-56, 1857-58, 1863; appointed 1863. Died in Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich., April 25, 1871 (age 73 years, 22 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Denison Hilliard (c.1778-1850) and Olive (Hewitt) Hilliard; married, June 19, 1817, to Mary Ann Miner (1797-1837); married, February 5, 1838, to Hannah Harvey (1808-1886); grandfather of Clarence Ross Hilliard.
	Hilliard, Earl — of Princeton, Caldwell County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, Earl F., Jr. — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Hilliard, Earl Frederick (b. 1942) — also known as Earl F. Hilliard — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., April 9, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1975-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1981-93; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1993-2003; defeated in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996, 2000, 2008. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; Alpha Phi Alpha. Rebuked by the House Ethics Committee in June, 2001 over three campaign finance violations. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
	Hilliard, George — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, Henry Washington (1808-1892) — also known as Henry W. Hilliard — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Augusta, Richmond County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 4, 1808. Whig. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1836; delegate to Whig National Convention from Alabama, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1845-51; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1877-81. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 17, 1892 (age 84 years, 135 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Hilliard, John — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Still living as of 1996.
	Hilliard, Joshua — of Manahawkin, Ocean County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, Katherine — of Denver, Colo. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1937. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, L. E. — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Democrat. Mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1914. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, Leroy R. — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state senate 6th District, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
	Hilliard, Lolita (1908-1997) — also known as Lolita Ruth Collett; Mrs. M. E. Hilliard — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va.; Parsons, Tucker County, W.Va.; St. Peters, St. Charles County, Mo. Born in West Virginia, September 15, 1908. Daughter of Maurie Jay Collett (1884-1935) and Hazel (Ferguson) Collett (1890-1979). Democrat. Nurse; chair of Tucker County Democratic Party, 1949-62. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the American Revolution. Died, in Claywest House nursing home, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Mo., May 29, 1997 (age 88 years, 256 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Parsons Cemetery, Parsons, W.Va.   Relatives: Married 1926 to Milliard Earl Hilliard (1902-1991).
	Hilliard, Mrs. M. E. See Lolita Hilliard
	Hilliard, Major M. — of Portsmouth, Va. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
	Hilliard, Robert B. — of Lansing Township, Ingham County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for supervisor of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Hilliard, Ross See Clarence Ross Hilliard
	Hilliard, Scott — of Northfield, Merrimack County, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Hilliard, W. M. — of Caldwell, Burleson County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

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