Hillman, George N.

George Nelson Hillman, a court reporter, was born in Center Falls, New York, on July 14, 1852, the son of George Washington (1812-1882) and Chloe Ann Dayton (1816-1904) Hillman. He was educated in the public schools in Center Falls and at Greenwich Academy and the Fort Edward Institute, both in New York, and at an early age became interested in and proficient in the Pitman method of shorthand. His brother, Silas, also a shorthand reporter, moved to Olmsted County, Minnesota in 1867, and in 1874 George arrived in Minneapolis where he was appointed the first official district court reporter. In 1875 he moved to St. Paul where he held the same position, and lived there for the remainder of his life. From 1875 to his retirement in 1929, he recorded many civil and criminal cases, including the impeachment trials of judges E. St. Julien Cox and Sherman Page. He married Mary E. Cutter, also a shorthand reporter, on July 4, 1872, and died in St. Paul on July 7, 1934.

From the guide to the George N. Hillman reminiscences, 1933-1934., (Minnesota Historical Society)