Background
Hillard, George Stillman was born on September 22, 1808 in Machias, Maine, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Stillman) Hillard.
Hillard, George Stillman was born on September 22, 1808 in Machias, Maine, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Stillman) Hillard.
Graduated from Harvard, 1828, A.M., 1831, Bachelor of Laws, 1832. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Trinity College, 1857.
Bar, 1833; editor the Jurist. Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1835. President Boston Common Council, 1846-1847.
Member Massachusetts Senate, 1850. Delegate to Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1853. City solicitor Boston, 1854-1855.
United State Attorneys for Massachusetts district, 1866-1871. Board overseers Harvard, 1871-1875. Author: Memorial of Daniel Webster, 1853.
Six Months in Italy, 1863. Political Duties of the Educated Classes. Editor: The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, 5 vols., 1835.
Translator: Guizot’s Essay on the Character and Influence of George Washington, 1840.
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1835. Member Massachusetts Senate, 1850.
Married Susan Howe, 1835, 1 child.