Hillyer, Junius, 1807-1886

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Dates:
Birth 1807-04-23
Death 1886-06-21

Biographical notes:

"[Junius Hillyer was] a Representative from Georgia; born in Wilkes County, Ga., April 23, 1807; was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1828; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Athens; elected solicitor general for the western district of Georgia in 1834; circuit judge 1841-1845; elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-second Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-third Congress); Solicitor of the United States Treasury from December 1, 1857, to February 13, 1861, when he resigned; died in Decatur, Ga., June 21, 1886; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga." -- "Hillyer, Junius" from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000625 (Accessed October 2, 2009)

From the description of Junius Hillyer memoir, 1874-1990. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 456089284

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Coasts
  • Dudley Observatory
  • Judges
  • Legislators
  • Plantations
  • Treasury Department

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Places:

  • Athens (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Georgia--Wilkes County (as recorded)