Samuel G. Hilborn

Samuel G. Hilborn
Samuel G. Hilborn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from California's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	Warren B. English
Succeeded by	Victor H. Metcalf
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from California's 3rd district
	In office; December 5, 1892 – April 4, 1894
Preceded by	Joseph McKenna
Succeeded by	Warren B. English
Member of the California Senate
	In office; 1875-1879
Personal details
Born	December 9, 1834; Minot, Maine
Died	April 19, 1899 (aged 64); Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican

Samuel Greeley Hilborn (December 9, 1834 – April 19, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from California.

Early life

Grace Hilborn, daughter of Samuel G. Hilborn

Born in Minot, Androscoggin (then Cumberland) County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools, Hebron Academy, and Gould's Academy, Bethel, Maine, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, in 1859. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861. He moved to California, Vallejo, Solano County, and engaged in the practice of law.

Career

He served in the State senate 1875-1879. He served as member of the constitutional convention in 1879. He moved to San Francisco, California, in 1883. He was appointed by President Arthur United States district attorney for the district of California and served from 1883 to 1886. He moved to Oakland in 1887 and continued the practice of his profession.

Hilborn was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph McKenna. Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-third Congress and served from December 5, 1892, until April 4, 1894, when he was succeeded by Warren B. English, who contested his election.

Hilborn was elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.

Later life and death

He lived in retirement until his death in Washington, D.C., April 19, 1899. He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.

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References

United States Congress. "Samuel G. Hilborn (id: H000583)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph McKenna	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd congressional district 1892–1894	Succeeded by Warren B. English
Preceded by Warren B. English	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd congressional district 1895–1899	Succeeded by Victor H. Metcalf

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