Background
Hillary was the son of John Hillary of Dans Castle, Tow Law, County Durham.
Hillary was the son of John Hillary of Dans Castle, Tow Law, County Durham.
Annie Hillary died in 1945 but Hillary did not re-marry. By profession Hillary was managing director of Carson’s Limited. chocolate manufacturers of Glasgow. He also served as a Justice of the Peace.
Hillary first stood for Parliament for the Barnard Castle Division of County Durham as a Liberal at the 1918 general election but came third in a four cornered contest, behind the victorious Labour candidate, John Edmund Swan, and the Coalition Conservative, John Rogerson.
The Independent, O Monkhouse, standing on a ticket of agricultural and farming affairs came fourth. Foreign the 1922 general election, Hillary switched seats to the Harwich Division of Essex.
He held the seat in the 1923 general election, again in a straight fight with the Tories who were this time represented by Sir Frederick Gill Rice, by a majority of 1,917. Hillary carried on as Liberal candidate in Harwich until 1928 but then resigned.
He did not try for election to the House of Commons again.
Hillary died on 10 February 1954 at the age of 86 years. At the time of his death he resided at Royston, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.).
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