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 byCharles Nolin
MLA for Mitchell
In office
1891–1898
Succeeded byJoseph McIntyre
Personal details
Born(1852-09-16)September 16, 1852
England
DiedMarch 2, 1923(1923-03-02) (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 twice more until his retirement from the legislature in 1898.

References

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