Dr. - Mayor William Louis Hilliard^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1966  (97 years)

• Name	William Louis Hilliard
  Prefix	Dr. - Mayor
  Born	18 Jan 1868	, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist Canada
  Occupation	1896	Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	medical practioner
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Doctor
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr.
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Elected Office	1916	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor - Waterloo
  Rsrch. Note	In 1868 William Hilliard was born in Glen Allen where his father owned a small newspaper. Upon completion of school, he attended the University of Toronto where he graduated as a doctor in 1891 at the age of 23. When his family moved to Waterloo, Hilliard accompanied them, setting up a medical practice in the town in 1897. He became Medical Director for Equitable Life Assurance Company when it was established in 1920 and also became a director of the Dominion Life Assurance Company, a business his father had helped establish. Hilliard was an enthusiastic Methodist lay reader and a strong supporter of the British war effort during World War I. A sports enthusiast, he continued to lead an active lifestyle into his 90s. When he was elected Mayor in 1916 \endash 1917, Hilliard became one of only two men in the town's history to assume this position without first having served on council. The war years saw council, under Hilliard's leadership, support the British war effort and a soldiers' insurance plan for local recruits. On the home front, the question of amalgamation with Berlin was rejected in 1916, improvements in service were made to the Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway and the municipality purchased William Snider's mill pond, a key piece of property in the town's core. Following his mayoral term, Hilliard continued his medical practice and later served as the Town of Waterloo's Medical Officer of Health from 1940 \endash 1946. He retired from medical practice in 1948. From the City of Waterloo website 2005 ___________________________________________________
  Name	W. L. Hilliard
  Residence	39 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Wastena House
  		Wastena House home of Dr. William L. Hilliard Exterior of the residence of the family of Mayor Dr. William L. Hilliard at 39 Albert Street. Members of the family sitting in front. The house is called Wastena. Original picture at Waterloo Public Library
  Eby ID Number	00023-1706.1
  Died	1966  [4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I11019	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas L. Hilliard,   b. 9 Apr 1841, , Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 12 Feb 1937, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Catharine Lillian Sauder,   b. 6 May 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1866	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F3154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Clemens,   b. 23 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Lloyd Hilliard,   b. 25 Sep 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mayor Wilfred Laurier Hilliard,   b. 11 Feb 1896, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   3. Eva Delight Hilliard,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rose Catharine Hilliard,   b. 18 Feb 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Marjorie Hilliard,   b. Jun 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ruth Hilliard,   b. Jun 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1978  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Mayor William L. Hilliard

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 492. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 409. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo, Waterloo North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375901 District 162 Sub-district D Division 2 Page Number 30 Household Number 126. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Dr. William L./ Hilliard/ 1868-1966 [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) d-4 Page. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 30. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 4. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Wilfred Laurier Hilliard Gender:Male Birth Date:11 Feb 1896 Birth Place: Morriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:William L Hilliard - Medical Practitioner Mother:Ida Clemens [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Sep 1866. Mar. 2, 1866 Catharina Sauder and Thomas Hilliard, both of Waterloo, by Rev. Freshman in Preston

  
  

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  Born - 18 Jan 1868 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - medical practioner - 1896 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - Waterloo - 1916 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wastena House - - 39 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth