The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-25
DEATH OF HENRY HILTON.
THE FORMER JUDGE PAssEs AWAF
AT ms SARATOGA NOME.

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Henry Hilton died late this afternoon at his
mansion in woodnwn Park. his 1000 acre
saratoga country seat He arrived there on
Nav % and had been confined to his room
aver since. Heart trouble was the CHIEF cause
Of death. Tho Judge lay in an unconscious
condition for several hours preceding his death
md the end came painessly
Judpe uilton's death was not expected Tor
.eyeral days md early In the afternoon his son,
Col A. b. Hilton. presided over the Floral AS
ISOLATION meeting. He returned short time
before his father passed away. and. with his
vife and Mrs, Horace Russell, tho Judges
daughter. and DR.. John @. Miner. OF New York.
was at the bedside when the end came. The
dov OF the funeral has not been decided upon.
Tho services will be In Saratoga. Interment
will be in Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn.
Mrs. John n Hughes the Judges elder daugh-
ter and Mr.. Hughes are in England.
Henry Hilton was born in Newburg. N. Y.
In October 1924 He was the youngest OF six
children. His father. Joseph Hilton. was
Scotch Irish His mother whose maiden
name was Janet Graham. was Scotch The
father was n contractor, and having secured
business in New York he moved here with his
family and took ur his residence In Wooster
street.. He died when Henry Hilton was a
his willow, woman OF great strength OF
character and rare intellect. to maintain tho
family and give each Of her four sons an edu-
cation TO 1T them for professional careers.
Three Of the sons became LAWYERS. The eldest
Som. James Hilton. followed Horace Greeleys
Ivi,a and went West after he was admitted to
III, bar here He wa elected Judge In Iowa.
atl now, nj the age Of 80 retired from active
practice he lives at Hilton, Ia. The third son,
lively young man, with a reputation OF being
,", '' , ,,, ,,a .o,, Iosn,b hooora n
n'r. me s''','" S''.', ""',,l' D.. ~, "
I'"r an. was AT one ,"% o snrs, IN nrw
t1ir.a dnnid,d q, booor,o a lowvor
Henry luton decided 70 income me, lnwSer'
a." ""' IN IN tho law ooce Of man named Nc.
,,"r,nr yan,g "a ba was he took himself
and his work seriously. He was attentive to
.r. thew. Which hr Jev"lored were erent caro- for
his personal appearance and an unfailing
courtesy TO everybody He showed shrewd-
mss, moreover. seldom FOUND IN lad OF his
wears. At - he was admitted TO the bar ana
beam" a partner o; me man IN w,pSr ouIee
h"stnn'ea' me t'''e"' 'he urn nelhe uSMuIray
4 Hilton. Later partnership was offered to
him in the 'nen wGSnown law l,rm OF o"@ MP
l"ll N'leN"anh Inc senior oer OF 'h's
Nrm was Judge william W. Campbell. About
,ni. ,sr,, v,,,ru Hilton wac mazda n Master in
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''nh'"rv nNh h"Wa" renamed III lmportaht it-
IL tirnS One Of his notalla legal fights was in
d., ,,,,,o,,,lirrs brought IN condemn Jones,s
,,' y, '''''''.LT ,I. W.. n.
""'d Tor ruhn' PARK. nc represented the
rr rrr'y owners. who were against tho propo-
,.,.., aud ho r,o, his c,sn Wbe, Jude.
'"', ','' Nv WV ~, 80 WHY. '"uso
Is Ernl.
In the early rrties Hilton married Miss Helen
Tanker the daughter OF Edward Banker:
Az, bircborlrars s,borrerhorp & R,prer
nri'" Nn 'l'na''''n'rN. 0'h'rIhNrhorh banker
Th' Wedding took rla"" at the Banker man.
m IN Pearl street house then considered
,.,,o 81 tL, nros, .nsi ,o,,o. l., ~. ni.r T,
,''' ~ ''' "n'9, r'S'eh"eS III 'he wy. II
haru"n"d that the Bankers and Mrs. A. II.
Stewart were related Mrs Stewards parents
diI,.b,, sho rros , ,,or.c ,,i., oa oho liz,
u'', WIZ" a''' WIS s"unN e,r'' an" she INe'
In n" family OF Edward Banker much OF the
Time until she married Mr. Stewart HeIan
pal,r ond NJ, c,,,,.or. 80. eooo.1 ,o,,a,,a
ia. an" 'hrS. '''Mai' "''" sec"h" COUSINS
anl IN their girlhood the two were fast friends
II was in his way that HENRY Hilton frat mat
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! .H,'"a''. MIS- hil'oh Dro'her "hsJafnes
II NHnk"r. who became the President OF the
Bank II New York and a director In the New
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