Background
Born in Morrisburg, Upper Canada, the son of Christopher Hilliard, a British officer, and Catherine Meyer, Hilliard came to Peterborough County in 1847.
Born in Morrisburg, Upper Canada, the son of Christopher Hilliard, a British officer, and Catherine Meyer, Hilliard came to Peterborough County in 1847.
He began working as a clerk in Peterborough in 1847. In 1862, he purchased a saw mill and afterwards a large stone flouring mill. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Peterborough West in the 1878 election.
A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 election.