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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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