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Edgar Winters Hillyer
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Edgar Winters Hillyer served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 21, 1869.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Dec 21, 1869
- Born
- 1830
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaUlysses Grant · Dec 21, 1869 – May 10, 1882
Education
- Denison University
- Read law1856
Career
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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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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