He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1836–1838, as member of the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1839, Whig presidential elector in 1840 and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Twenty-seventh Congress in 1840.[2] He was chargé d'affaires to Belgium from May 12, 1842, to August 12, 1844.[6] Hilliard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851) but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1850.
In 1856, he served as presidential elector on the National American ticket.[5]
Civil War serviceedit
In 1861 he was appointed by Jefferson Davis Confederate commissioner to Tennessee. During the Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army.
Hilliard's Legion was organized at Montgomery, Alabama in June, 1862, and consisted of five battalions; one of these, a mounted battalion, was early detached and became part of the Tenth Confederate cavalry. The Legion proceeded to Montgomery nearly 3,000 strong, under the command of Col. H. W. Hilliard, and was placed in McCown's Brigade. It took part in the siege of Cumberland Gap, and spent the fall and winter in Kentucky and east Tennessee.
Hilliard resigned from the army December 1, 1862 to take care of personal affairs and because he had not been promoted to brigadier general.[7]
Postbellumedit
He moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1865 and resumed the practice of his profession.[5] He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Augusta, Georgia, moving later to Atlanta. He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil from July 31, 1877, to June 15, 1881.[6] In Brazil he worked with Joaquim Nabuco and Emperor Pedro II to support abolition.[3]
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Henry Washington Hilliard August 4 1808 December 17 1892 was a unionist U S Representative from Alabama and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War 1 2 In later life he became a proponent of abolitionism in Brazil 3 Henry Washington HilliardCirca 1892Born 1808 08 04 August 4 1808Fayetteville North CarolinaDiedDecember 17 1892 1892 12 17 aged 84 Atlanta GeorgiaBuriedOakwood Cemetery Montgomery AlabamaAllegianceConfederate States of AmericaService wbr branch Confederate States ArmyYears of service1861 1862RankColonel CSA Battles warsAmerican Civil WarPortrait of Henry Washington Hilliard by Mathew Brady c1851 Contents 1 Early life 2 Civil War service 3 Postbellum 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editHilliard was born in Fayetteville North Carolina and graduated from South Carolina College now the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1826 While at South Carolina College he was active in the Euphradian Society 4 He studied law and moved to Athens Georgia where he was admitted to the bar in 1829 He was a professor at the University of Alabama from 1831 to 1834 when he resigned to practice law in Montgomery Alabama 5 He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1836 1838 as member of the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg Pennsylvania in 1839 Whig presidential elector in 1840 and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Twenty seventh Congress in 1840 2 He was charge d affaires to Belgium from May 12 1842 to August 12 1844 6 Hilliard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty ninth Thirtieth and Thirty first Congresses March 4 1845 March 3 1851 but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1850 In 1856 he served as presidential elector on the National American ticket 5 Civil War service editIn 1861 he was appointed by Jefferson Davis Confederate commissioner to Tennessee During the Civil War he served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army Hilliard s Legion was organized at Montgomery Alabama in June 1862 and consisted of five battalions one of these a mounted battalion was early detached and became part of the Tenth Confederate cavalry The Legion proceeded to Montgomery nearly 3 000 strong under the command of Col H W Hilliard and was placed in McCown s Brigade It took part in the siege of Cumberland Gap and spent the fall and winter in Kentucky and east Tennessee Hilliard resigned from the army December 1 1862 to take care of personal affairs and because he had not been promoted to brigadier general 7 Postbellum editHe moved to Augusta Georgia in 1865 and resumed the practice of his profession 5 He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1876 to the Forty fifth Congress He resumed the practice of law in Augusta Georgia moving later to Atlanta He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil from July 31 1877 to June 15 1881 6 In Brazil he worked with Joaquim Nabuco and Emperor Pedro II to support abolition 3 He died in Atlanta Georgia December 17 1892 and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery Alabama Notes edit Henry W Hilliard Encyclopedia of Alabama Retrieved 4 August 2016 a b Hilliard Henry Washington 1808 1892 United States Congress Retrieved 4 August 2016 a b See generally David I Durham A Journey in Brazil Henry Washington Hilliard and the Brazilian Anti Slavery Society 2017 Durham David A Southern moderate in radical times Henry Washington Hilliard 1808 1892 Baton Rouge LSU Press 2008 13 14 a b c Hilliard Henry Washington State Library of North Carolina Retrieved 4 August 2016 a b Henry Washington Hilliard 1808 1892 United States Department of State Retrieved 4 August 2016 Allardice Bruce S 2008 Confederate Colonels A Biographical Register Columbia MO University of Missouri Press p 196 ISBN 978 0 8262 1809 4 nbsp American Civil War portal nbsp Politics portalReferences editAllardice Bruce S Confederate Colonels A Biographical Register Columbia University of Missouri Press 2008 ISBN 978 0 8262 1809 4 United States Congress Henry W Hilliard id H000622 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009 04 16 This article incorporates facts obtained from Lawrence Kestenbaum The Political Graveyard Durham David R 2008 A Southern Moderate in Radical Times Henry Washington Hilliard 1808 1892 Louisiana State University Press ISBN 978 0 8071 3328 6 Evans Clement A ed Confederate Military History Vol VII p 234 Confederate Pub Co Atlanta 1899 Hilliard Henry Washington Politics and Pen Pictures at Home and Abroad G P Putnam s Sons 1892 External links edit Henry W Hilliard Find a Grave Retrieved 2009 04 16 Hilliard s Legion Ohio State UniversityU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJames Edwin Belser Member of the U S House of Representatives from Alabama s 2nd congressional districtMarch 4 1845 March 3 1851 Succeeded byJames AbercrombieDiplomatic postsPreceded byJames R Partridge United States Minister to BrazilOctober 23 1877 June 15 1881 Succeeded byThomas A Osborn nbsp 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