Lake County IN Archives Biographies.....Hillman, John 1870 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

JOHN HILLMAN.

    In the field of political and commercial life in Hobart John Hillman is well
known and is numbered among the leading and influential citizens of the town. A
young man, he possesses the enterprising spirit of the west, which has been the
dominant factor in producing the wonderful development of this section of the
country. He is the chief executive officer of Hobart and is giving to the town a
progressive and business-like administration.

    Mr. Hillman was born in Elgin, Illinois, on the 7th of May, 1870, and is a
son of Frederick and Hannah (Moss) Hillman, both of whom were natives of
Germany, where they spent their childhood days and were married. John Hillman is
their youngest son. His mother was twice married and has one daughter and two
sons by her last marriage.

    In his early boyhood Mr. Hillman was brought to Lake county and was reared
upon the home farm in Hobart township, pursuing his education in the common
schools. He remained with his step-father until he started out in life on his
own account, and then engaged in the saloon business, which he conducted
continuously since 1889. He is also a stockholder and director in the First
State Bank of Hobart, and is thus connected with financial interests in his part
of the county. He has also taken an active part in public affairs, and is now
serving for the third year as a member of the town board and at this writing is
president of that body. In fact, he has continued as its chief executive officer
throughout his connection therewith, and his efforts in behalf of Hobart have
been practical, effective and far-reaching. He is chairman of the township
central committee of the Republican party, and does all in his power to secure
Republican successes. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of
Foresters of America. September 27, 1889, Mr. Hillman was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Neiman, and to them has been born a son, Fred. They have many warm
friends in Hobart and throughout the surrounding district, and their own home is
noted for its gracious hospitality.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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