George Hillmer
Merchant, politician
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| Intro | Merchant, politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 5 December 1866, Oakville, Canada | |
| Death | 20 January 1935Hamilton, Canada (aged 68 years) | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius | |
| Politics: | Progressive Conservative Party Of Ontario |
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George Hillmer (December 5, 1866 – January 20, 1935) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Halton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1929 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Oakville, Ontario, the son of Edward Hillmer and Jean Titherington. Hillmer originally operated a delivery service and livery stable but later became the proprietor of a Ford agency. In 1894, he married Pauline Bradbury. Hillmer was a member of the town council for Oakville, serving as mayor from 1910 to 1912 and serving eight years as reeve. He defeated Ernest Charles Drury to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. Hillmer was a Master Mason.