Hilliard Mitchell
Hilliard "Hillyard" Mitchell (September 16, 1852 – March 2, 1923)[1] was a politician from the Canadian prairies.
Hillyard Mitchell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| MLA for Batoche | |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Nolin |
| MLA for Mitchell | |
| In office 1891–1898 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph McIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1852 England |
| Died | March 2, 1923 (aged 70) Victoria, British Columbia |
Hillyard was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election. He beat opponent James Fisher 82 to 65 in a hotly contested vote to become the 1st member from the Batoche electoral district.
In the 1891 Northwest Territories general election James would run for a second term, this time switching to the new Mitchell electoral district. Hillyard would be acclaimed in this election and acclaimed 2 more times until his retirement from the legislature in 1898.
References
- Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Community Memories, Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre
- History of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1876 - 1905
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
|---|---|---|
| New district | Member of the Legislative Assembly for Batoche 1888–1891 |
Succeeded by Charles Nolin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mitchell 1891–1898 |
Succeeded by Joseph McIntyre | |
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