Edgar Winters Hillyer

Judge Edgar Winters Hillyer

Personal

Birthday:

12/3/1830

Birthplace:

Granville, OH

Date of Death:

5/10/1882

Place of Death:

Carson City, NV

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Denison University

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1856

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Nevada

Court Name:

Nevada District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1869

Termination Date:

05/10/1882

Termination Reason:

Death