Hilary Tolkien?

[Child of the 7th Age]

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I know very little about Hillary Tolkien. He lived from 1894 to 1976. J.R.R.Tolkien named his second son Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien, so presumably that referred to his brother. There are also occasional references to JRRT attending some occasions like weddings for his nephews.

The biographies refer to some of the boys' experiences together after the death of their mother, but not much beyond that, at least not anything that sticks out in my head. Michael White's biography of Tolkien does say this:

The boys shared an unusually strong bond and relied on each other, for without a father figure the only male company they had was with each other. Not surprisingly, both of them became exceptionally close to their mother.

Other than that, I can't think of anything. Maybe, if some had a copy of the book The Tolkien Family Album (I think that's what it's called), it might talk about him there.
sharon, the 7th age hobbit