Andrew Franklin Hilyer | |
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Born | Georgia | August 14, 1858
Died | Washington D.C. | January 13, 1925
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Profession | Businessman, lawyer, inventor, activist and real estate investor |
Andrew Franklin Hilyer (August 14, 1858 – January 13, 1925) was an accomplished Washington, D.C., lawyer, businessman, real estate investor, activist and inventor. He was born on August 14, 1858, in Georgia, and died in January 1925. An avid believer in the potential and development of African Americans, he devoted his life to cultivating black business in D.C. His interests spanned a variety of activities, and although a lawyer by profession, he dabbled in many areas throughout his time in the capitol.