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| date_of_birth =[[January 24]], [[1851]]| place_of_birth =Alabama| date_of_death =[[July 26]], [[1902]]| place_of_death =Pensacola| occupation =Carriage dealer and repairermanufacturer<br/>[[Mayor of Pensacola]]| religion =Methodist| spouse =Lily McDonald Hilliard
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'''James M. Hilliard''' was a businessman and civic leader who twice served as [[mayor of Pensacola]]. ==Business career==In the 1880s, Hilliard was the owner of established a [[Wikipedia:Carriage|carriage]] factory in Pensacola; he later operated the [[J. M. Hilliard Carriage Company]], which dealt and repaired carriages. Hilliard was an organizer and president of the [[Workingmen's Building and Loan Association]]. ==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]].
