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Lewis Wellington Hillyer (1818–1897) was an American politician. Hillyer was a native of Licking County, Ohio, born in 1818. After attending
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, he worked alongside his brother and brother-in-law as a merchant, then joined the wholesaler firm Avery, Butler & Cecil. Hillyer moved to
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, in 1858, and became a farmer. Politically, Hillyer was affiliated with the
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and served as a county supervisor before his election to the
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. He held the
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seat between 1864 and 1868. Hillyer died on 29 May 1897.


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