Irwin Foster Hilliard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: South Stormont, Ontario, Canada
About Irwin Foster Hilliard
- Irwin Foster Hilliard (February 2, 1863 – November/December 1948) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.
- He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member. He was born in Osnabruck Township, Canada West, the son of Thomas Foster Hilliard, and was educated in Morrisburg.
- He articled in law in the office of James Pliny Whitney and was called to the bar in 1885.
- Hilliard set up practice in Iroquois and then Morrisburg.
- In 1893, he married Anna Caroline McAmmond.
- He served on the Board of Education and the village council.
- In 1910, he was named King's Counsel.
- He was elected in a 1914 by-election held after the death of J.P.
- Whitney and was defeated in the 1919 general election.
- He was Master in Chambers at Osgoode Hall until he returned to practice in Morrisburg in 1935.
- In 1945, he retired from his practice and moved to Toronto. On November 23, 1948, Hilliard went missing from his Toronto home after he left his home on a shopping trip.
- At the time it was believed that he may have drowned in Lake Ontario.
- His body was recovered on December 22, 1948, near Lambton.
- He was 85.
- His grave can be found at Fairview (Hanes) Cemetery.
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