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Clifford L. Hilton (December 6, 1866 – April 5, 1946) was an American lawyer. Born in
Kenyon, Minnesota Kenyon is a city in southwestern Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, located along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. It was founded in 1856 and named in honor of Kenyon College Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gam ...
, Hilton moved to
Fergus Falls, Minnesota Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census. History The falls from which the city gets part of its name were discovered by Joe Whitford (a Scotti ...
in 1879 and graduated from Fergus Falls High School. He received his law degree from
University of Wisconsin Law School The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in ...
and was admitted to the Minnesota and Wisconsin bars. He served as city attorney for Fergus Falls, Minnesota and county attorney for
Otter Tail County, Minnesota Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,081. Its county seat is Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County comprises the Fergus Falls micropolitan statistical area. With 1,048 lakes in it ...
. He was also Minnesota deputy attorney general. Hilton served as
Minnesota Attorney General The attorney general of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Keith Ellison, a DFLer. Electi ...
from 1918 to 1928. Hilton then served on the
Minnesota Supreme Court The Minnesota Supreme Court is the Supreme court, highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The court hears cases in the Supreme Court chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol or in the nearby Minnesota Judicial Center. History The court wa ...
from 1928 to 1943. Hilton died in
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.'Former Justice Dies,' Brainerd Daily Journal (Minnesota), April 8, 1946, pg. 2


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1866 births 1946 deaths People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota People from Kenyon, Minnesota University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Wisconsin lawyers Minnesota Attorneys General Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court {{Minnesota-politician-stub