Albert Ernest Hillary (20 January 1868 – 10 February 1954) was an English chocolate manufacturer and

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politician.

Family

Hillary was the son of John Hillary of Dans Castle,

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, County Durham. In 1897 he married Annie Maud Mary Bartleet of

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. They had one son and a daughter. Annie Hillary died in 1945 but Hillary did not re-marry.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007

Career

By profession Hillary was managing director of Carson’s Ltd. chocolate manufacturers of

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. He also served as a Justice of the Peace.The Times, 13 February 1954 p8

Politics

Hillary first stood for

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for the

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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

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, John Rogerson. The Independent, O Monkhouse, standing on a ticket of agricultural and farming affairs came fourth. For the 1922 general election, Hillary switched seats to the Harwich Division of

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. In a straight fight with the Conservative candidate, G StJ Strutt, Hillary won the seat by a majority of 764 votes – rather against the expected result, given the strength of the Conservative Party in the county. He held the seat in the 1923 general election, again in a straight fight with the

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who were this time represented by Sir Frederick Gill Rice, by a majority of 1,917. However in the

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, with the Liberals in national decline and with the intervention of a Labour candidate, Rice won the seat from Hillary by a majority of 2,315 with Labour losing their deposit. Hillary carried on as Liberal candidate in Harwich until 1928 but then resigned.The Times, 15 October 1928 p13 He did not try for election to the

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again.

Death

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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillary, Albert Ernest 1868 births 1954 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 People from Tow Law