Hilliard "Hillyard" Mitchell (September 16, 1852 – March 2, 1923)
was a politician from the Canadian prairies.
Hillyard was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada. It is a uni ...
in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election
The 1888 North-West Territories general election was the first general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. Elections were held in various districts between 20 June and 30 June 1888. This was the only general election, ...
. He beat opponent James Fisher 82 to 65 in a hotly contested vote to become the 1st member from the Batoche electoral district.
In the 1891 Northwest Territories general election
The 1891 North-West Territories general election was held on 7 November 1891 to elect 25 members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, Canada. It was the second general election in the History of the North-West Territories. ...
James would run for a second term, this time switching to the new Mitchell
Mitchell may refer to:
People
*Mitchell (surname)
*Mitchell (given name)
Places Australia
* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
* Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
electoral district. Hillyard would be acclaimed in this election and acclaimed 2 more times until his retirement from the legislature in 1898.
References
External links
Community Memories, Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre History of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1876 - 1905
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
1853 births
1923 deaths