Junius Hillyer

Junius Hillyer (born April 23, 1807 in Wilkes County , Georgia , † June 21, 1886 in Decatur , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Junius Hillyer studied at the University of Georgia in Athens until 1828 . After completing a law degree and becoming a lawyer, he began working in his new profession in Athens. In 1834, he became a prosecutor in the Georgia State Western Judicial District. Between 1841 and 1845 Hillyer was a district judge. Politically, he was initially a unionist. He later became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1850 he was elected as a unionist in the sixth constituency of Georgia to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Howell Cobb on March 4, 1851 . In 1852 he was re-elected as a Democratic candidate. This allowed him to complete two legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1855 . These were determined by the events and discussions leading up to the American Civil War . Between 1853 and 1855 Hillyer was chairman of the committee on private land claims.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Hillyer was employed as an attorney for the Federal Treasury between 1857 and 1851. He gave up this office in February 1861, after his home state Georgia left the Union. In the following years he did not appear politically. He died in Decatur on June 21, 1886. Junius Hillyer was married to Jane S. Hillyer (1807-1880).

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SURNAME	Hillyer, Junius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wilkes County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	June 21, 1886
Place of death	Decatur , Georgia