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| subject_name =James M. Madison Hilliard| image_name =JMHilliard.PNG
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| religion =Methodist
| spouse =Lily McDonald Hilliard
| parents =J. P. Hilliard| children =Two sons<br/>One daughter
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'''James M. Madison Hilliard''' was a businessman and civic leader who twice served as [[mayor of Pensacola]].
==Business careerLife==In Hilliard came to Pensacola with his parents at age four. As a young man he entered the 1880semployment of [[S. S. Harvey]], Hilliard established a [[Wikipedia:Carriage|carriage]] factory manufacturer, and in Pensacola; [[1884]] became a partner in Harvey's business. In [[1887]] he later operated founded his own firm, the [[J. M. Hilliard Carriage Company]], which dealt manufactured, sold, and repaired carriages.
Hilliard was an organizer and president of the [[Workingmen's Building and Loan Association]].
==Death==
Hilliard fell ill with [[Wikipedia:typhoid fever|typhoid fever]] in late May 1902 and became bedridden. Although his condition improved, it was discovered that he had an abscess on his liver, and his condition again worsened. He died on [[July 26]], [[1902]], at his home at 401 East [[Gregory Street]]. He was buried in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]]; the pallbearers were [[J. E. O'Brien]], [[W. A. Blount]], [[T. C. Watson]], [[W. E. Anderson]], [[Ed Watson]], and [[A. H. D'Alemberte]].<ref>"Death and Funeral of Hon. J. M. Hilliard." ''Pensacola Daily News'', July 28, 1902.</ref>
==Political career==
In addition to his service as mayor, he also served in the Florida state legislature, as a commissioner of the [[Provisional Municipality of Pensacola]], as Supervisor of the Board of Public Instruction, and on the [[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners]].
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{{succession box | before = [[A. L. Albert Lord Avery]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1890-1893 1892 | after = [[W. E. Anderson]]}}{{succession box | before = [[William Hazard Northup]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1899-1901 1900 | after = [[C. Celestino Moreno Jones]]}}
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Hilliard, James M.]] [[Category:Escambia County Commissioners|Hilliard, James M.]] [[Category:Commissioners of the Provisional Municipality of Pensacola|Hilliard, James M.]] [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Hilliard, James M.]]