Mayor Wilfred Laurier Hilliard

1896 - 1965  (69 years)

• Name	Wilfred Laurier Hilliard
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	11 Feb 1896	Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, 108th Regiment, Service #751346
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Lance Corporal, 118th Battalion
  Physical Description	1916  [8]
  	5 foot 6 1/2 inches, 34 1/2 inch chest, dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
  Occupation	1916	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	clerk in insurance office
  Elected Office	1946	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Councillor - Waterloo
  Elected Office	1947	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor
  Rsrch. Note	Wilfred Hilliard was born in 1896 the son of former mayor Dr. William Hilliard (1916-1917) and grandson of Thomas Hilliard, one of the founders of the Dominion Life Assurance Company. As a member of the 118th Battalion and the signal corps, Hilliard served three years overseas during World War I. Upon his return to Waterloo, he joined the Dominion Life Assurance Company where he worked for forty years, retiring as an associate actuary. Hilliard was a member of the Methodist Church (now First United) where he served as steward, trustee and elder. He was a member of the Waterloo Curling Club and an avid lawn bowler, being on the provincial championship team in 1950. Prior to his election as mayor in 1947, Hilliard served as a member of town council between 1933-1934 and 1943-1946. He was elected as deputy reeve in 1944 - 45 and reeve in 1946. During his term in office as mayor, he served on various committees including Charity and Relief, K-W Airport, Grand River Conservation, St. Mary s Hospital Advisory Board and the Memorial Arena Commission. While in office Wilfred Hilliard worked towards the expedient opening of the Waterloo Memorial Arena (February 15, 1947) and successfully pursued changing Waterloo s status from a town to a city (January 1, 1948). Hilliard was successfully re-elected to a second mayoral term, serving as the City of Waterloo s first mayor in 1948. From the City of Waterloo's website 2005 __________________________________________________
  Residence	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1965	115 Roslin Ave. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23142
  Died	11 Oct 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I23142	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr. - Mayor William Louis Hilliard,   b. 18 Jan 1868, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 14 Aug 1966, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Ida Clemens,   b. 23 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1942, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F5571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Celia Ruth Robinson,   b. 28 Sep 1895, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1923	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F61779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HILLIARD, WILFRED LAURIER Aged 69 years, of 115 Roslin Ave. S. in Waterloo, former mayor of Waterloo, on Monday, October 11, 1965, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a lengthy illness. Born at Morriston, he lived in Waterloo most of his life. He was elected to town council as alderman in 1913 and served as deputy-reeve in 1944-45, reeve in 1946 and mayor in 1947 and 1948, when Waterloo was incorporated as a city. He was employed for more than forty years at Dominion Life Assurance Company, where he was an associate actuary. He was a curler and was on the provincial championship lawn bowling rink in 1950. Service Thursday afternoon in Waterloo. -Information from marriage and birth certificates: Son of Dr. William Louis Hilliard (born c. 1868) and his wife, Ida Clemens (born c. 1868), while Dr. Hilliard was doctor in Morriston. Siblings, all born in Waterloo Co. were: Eva Delight (b. Sept. 17, 1898); Rose Catherine (b. Feb. 18, 1901); Grace Marjorie (b. Jun. 11, 1903); Ruth Margaret (b. June 13, 1908). A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) d-4 Page. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 2. [S289] Military - Soldiers of the First World War, Attestation of Wilfred Laurier Hilliard. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [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 [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Hilliard/ Wilfrid L./ 1896-1965/ Celia R./ 1895-1977/ [S289] Military - Soldiers of the First World War, Attestation of Wilfred Laurier Hilliard. Name:Wilfred Laurier Hilliard Age:18 Birth Date:11 Feb 1896 Birth Location:Waterloo, Ontario Residence:Waterloo, Ontario Military Date:1914-1918 Father:W L Hilliard Next of Kin:W L Hilliard Next of Kin Relationship:Father Regiment Number:751346 [S2776] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942. Name:Wilfrid L. Hilliard Gender:Male Marriage Date:1923 Marriage Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Spouse:Celia R. Robinson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1896 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - clerk in insurance office - 1916 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1923 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo - 1946 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - 1947 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth