- Samuel G. Hilborn
Samuel Greeley Hilborn (
December 9 ,1834 -April 19 ,1899 ) was a U.S. Representative fromCalifornia .Born in Minot, Androscoggin (then Cumberland) County, Maine, Hilborn attended the common schools,
Hebron Academy , and Gould's Academy,Bethel, Maine , and was graduated from Tufts College,Medford, Massachusetts , in 1859.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861.He moved to California. Located in Vallejo, Solano County, and engaged in the practice of law.He served in the State senate 1875-1879.He served as member of the constitutional convention in 1879.He moved toSan Francisco, California , in 1883.He was appointed by President Arthur United States district attorney for the district of California and served from 1883 to 1886.He moved to Oakland in 1887 and continued the practice of his profession.Hilborn was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph McKenna. Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-third Congress and served from
December 5 ,1892 , untilApril 4 ,1894 , when he was succeeded byWarren B. English , who contested his election.Hilborn was elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (
March 4 ,1895 -March 3 ,1899 ).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.He lived in retirement until his death inWashington, D.C. ,April 19 ,1899 .He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.References
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