House 1935-46 (District 42)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/1/1880 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Kenyon, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/16/1965
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Realtor, R.E. and J.D. Hilton Realtors
EDUCATION
Kenyon Public Schools; Elementary School;
Kenyon High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1897
Carleton College; B.S.; 1901
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States General Land Offices (Duluth and Bass Lake, Minnesota; Pierre, South Dakota; and Miles City, Montana; Chief Clerk);
190? to 1906
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Phena Manton (married on May 2, 1902)
Children:
Three children: Henry, John, and Judson D. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Judson D. Hilton
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry.
He moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota in 1906. He came to St. Paul, Minnesota around 1909.
"In politics Mr. Hilton gives his allegiance to the Republican party." (History of St. Paul and Vicinity, 1912, p. 1175)
He was a member of the Masons.
He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.