Career
He was one of the founders of the Chichester and District Motorcycle Club, and served as its president As such, in 1891, he initiated the construction of the Herne Hill Velodrome in the south of London. Hillier wrote several books including the 500 page Cycling for the Badminton Library with William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, in 1887.
Later Hillier continued to work as a writer and journalist, as well as on the London Stock Exchange, like his father before him.
His grave is located in London at the Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery.