Lewis Wellington Hillyer
Lewis Wellington Hillyer (1818–1897) was an American politician. Hillyer was a native of Licking County, Ohio, born in 1818. After attending Granville College, he worked alongside his brother and brother-in-law as a merchant, then joined the wholesaler firm Avery, Butler & Cecil. Hillyer moved to Taylor County, Iowa, in 1858, and became a farmer. Politically, Hillyer was affiliated with the Republican Party and served as a county supervisor before his election to the Iowa Senate. He held the District 7 seat between 1864 and 1868. Hillyer died on 29 May 1897. References

Businesspeople from Ohio
Denison University alumni
1897 deaths
Republican Party Iowa state senators
1818 births
19th-century American businesspeople
19th-century American politicians
People from Licking County, Ohio
People from Taylor County, Iowa
Farmers from Iowa