# Clifford L. Hilton *American lawyer who served as Minnesota Attorney General and later on the Minnesota Supreme Court* Clifford L. Hilton (December 6, 1866 – April 5, 1946) was an American lawyer who held city, county and state legal offices in [[Minnesota]]. He was [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1918 to 1928 and a member of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1928 to 1943.[^1] This article rests on a single secondary source, a Wikipedia biography. It cites no primary record of his appointments, elections, opinions or official acts, and it states the dates and offices as that source gives them.[^1] The source does not give his party affiliation or say how he came to hold each office.[^1] ## Early life and education Hilton was a native of Kenyon, Minnesota. In 1879 he relocated to Fergus Falls, where he finished his schooling at Fergus Falls High School.[^1] He earned a law degree at the University of Wisconsin Law School and was admitted to practice in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.[^1] ## Career In Fergus Falls, Hilton held the post of city attorney. He was also [[county attorney]] for [[Otter Tail County, Minnesota]].[^1] At the state level, he held the post of Minnesota deputy attorney general. The source gives no dates for that service.[^1] His tenure as Minnesota Attorney General ran from 1918 to 1928. After that he sat on the Minnesota Supreme Court until 1943.[^1] ## Death Hilton died in Florida on April 5, 1946. The source gives no further detail.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clifford L. Hilton* (revision 1284192102, retrieved 2026-10-25) — birth and death dates; Kenyon birthplace; 1879 move to Fergus Falls; schooling and law degree; bar admissions; offices of city attorney (Fergus Falls), county attorney (Otter Tail County), Minnesota deputy attorney general, Minnesota Attorney General (1918–1928) and Minnesota Supreme Court (1928–1943); death in Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_L._Hilton