Hollister, born in Manchester, Vermont on June 2, 1818, was the tenth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut.
From 1850 to 1865 he was Justice of the Peace and as such Acting Judge of the City Court of New Haven, and served as clerk of the state senate in 1848.
He was a superintendent of the Sunday School of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church in New Haven, as well as treasurer of the parish.