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.

Irwin Foster Hilliard
Ontario MPP
In office
1914–1919
Preceded byJames Whitney
Succeeded byWilliam H. Casselman
ConstituencyDundas
Personal details
Born(1863-02-02)February 2, 1863
Osnabruck Township, Canada West
DiedNovember 23, 1948(1948-11-23) (aged 85)[note 1]
Lambton, Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeFairview (Hanes) Cemetery, South Dundas, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Anna Caroline McAmmond
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(m. 1893)​
Children3
OccupationLawyer

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.[1][2] At the time it was believed that he may have drowned in Lake Ontario.[3] His body was recovered on December 22, 1948, near Lambton. He was 85.[4] His grave can be found at Fairview (Hanes) Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. Disappeared on November 23, 1948, presumed drowned. Body recovered from Lake Ontario on December 22, 1948.
  1. "Still Press Search For Ex-MPP, 85, Missing 11 Days", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 03 Dec 1948: 4.
  2. "Ravine Searched For Former MP", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 29 Nov 1948: 5.
  3. "Trees on Truck Break Tram Glass", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 13 Dec 1948: 5.
  4. "Ontario Police Recover Body of Missing Man", Winnipeg Free Press, Thursday, December 23, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  5. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Irwin-Hilliard/7934759


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