Edgar Winters Hillyer

Biography of Edgar Winters Hillyer

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hillyer
• First Name: Edgar
• Middle Name: Winters
• Date of Birth: December , 3 , 1830
• Place of Birth (POB): Granville , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Date of Death: May , 10 , 1882
• Place of Death (POD): Carson City , Nevada (US-NV, NV, 32, Nev., Nv.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Edgar Winters Hillyer Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Nevada
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/15/1869
• Seat vacated by: Baldwin , Alexander W.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/15/1869
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/17/1869
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/21/1869
• Commission Date: 12/21/1869
• Date of Termination: 05/10/1882
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Edgar Winters Hillyer in the Law School

• Name of School: Denison University

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1856

Edgar Winters Hillyer Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Placer County, California, 1856-1861
• U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1861-1865
• U.S. Army judge advocate, Department of the Pacific, 1865-1866
• Private practice, Nevada, 1866-
• District attorney, Storey County, Nevada, 1866-1869

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