Hilliard "Hillyard" Mitchell (September 16, 1852 – March 2, 1923) was a politician from the Canadian prairies.

Hillyard was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. The Assembly is a unicameral elected body that creates and amends law in the Northwest Territories...

 in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1888

The Northwest Territories general election of 1888 was the first general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elections were held in various districts between 20 June and 30 June 1888...

. He beat opponent James Fisher 82 to 65 in a hotly contested vote to become the 1st member from the Batoche

Batoche (N.W.T. electoral district)

Batoche was a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories that existed from 1888 to 1905.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1888 election:-1891 election:...

 electoral district.

In the 1891 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1891

The Northwest Territories general election of 1891 was held on 7 November 1891 to elect twenty five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was the second general election in the Northwest Territories' history. The legislature gained three seats, and six new...

 James would run for a second term, this time switching to the new Mitchell electoral district. Hillyard would be acclaimed in this election and acclaimed 2 more times until his retirement from the legislature in 1898.

External links

• Community Memories, Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre
• History of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1876 - 1905