Hinds, James – Hirst, Henry Beck
Hinds, James
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1833, in Hebron, N. Y. He moved to Minnesota, and was district attorney for the state until 1860. He served in the war for the union as a private, after which he settled at Little Rock, Ark. He was elected a representative from Arkansas to the fortieth congress. He died Oct. 22, 1868, in Monroe, Ark.
Hinds, Thomas
soldier, congressman, was born about 1775. He was a distinguished officer in the battle of New Orleans; and was a representative in congress from Mississippi from 1828 to 1831. He died Aug. 23, 1840, in Jefferson county, Miss.
Hinds, William Henry Harri- Son
soldier, architect, inventor, poet, was born Jan. 20, 1821, in Milan, N. H.
He received his education in the district schools, and the New Ipswich academy. He then taught school and studied architectural drawing. He was made captain in the twenty-second regiment of the New Hampshire militia; was promoted to major, lieutenant colonel, and was offered the commission of brigadier-general. For several years he was engaged as an architect and builder; then followed dentistry; and is the patentee of a number of improvements in that science. During the civil war he raised a company and went as first lieutenant in the sixteenth regiment Massachusetts volunteer infantry. Hesubsequently resigned, raised a company, and went as captain in the thirty-third regiment Massachusetts volunteer infantry. As a musician and poet he is well known, and many of his poems have been incorporated into standard publications.
Hines, Richard
congressman, was born in North Carolina. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1825 to 1827.
Hines, Thomas H
lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Oct. 9, 1838, in Butler county, Ky. He received his education in the public schools of his native county, studied law and became a prominent attorney of Frankfort, Ky. He has been judge of the county court of Warren county, Ky.; judge of the court of appeals of Kentucky; and has filled with distinction the high office was of chief justice of the state of Kentucky.
In 1891 he was a member of the constitutional convention of Kentucky for Franklin county. He has been prominently identified with the public affairs of his city, county and state; and is a member in high standing of various societies and fraternal orders.
Hines, William H
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born March 15, 1856, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was a member of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania in 1879-80 and 1883-84. He was elected to the senate of Pennsylvania in 1888 for a term of four years; and was elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.
Hinkel, Charles John
educator, author, was born in 1817, in England. He was a German educator who came to America in 1855, and was professor of Greek and Latin at Vassar college in 1869- 90. He was the author of a number of German translations. He died in 1894.
Hinkhouse, Rufus W
farmer, financier, legislator, was born Aug. 17, 1850, in Cumberland county, Md. He is a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Wilton, Iowa; and has served with distinction as a member of the Iowa state legislature.
Hinkley, Edward Otis
lawyer, author, was born Jan. 6, 1824, in Baltimore, Md. He was secretary of the American Bar association from its formation in 1878 until 1893. He is the author of a work on Attachments and one on Testamentary Law.
Hinkley, Holmes
inventor, was born June 24, 1793, in Hallowell, Maine.
He built the third stationary engine that was produced in Massachusetts, and in 1840 began to construct locomotives on a new and ingenious plan, that soon made his name favorably known. He died Feb. 7, 1866, in Boston, Mass.
Hinkson, Addison Cyrus
educator, jurist, was born Dec. 19, 1837, in Potosi, Mo. This popular educator has served as superintendent of common schools, auditor and judge of the supreme court of Summit county, Mo.
Hinman, Benjamin
soldier, state legislator, was born in 1720, in Woodbury, Conn. He was commissioned captain of the fourth continental regiment in 1775.
He represented Woodbury, Conn., in the legislature during twenty sessions, and after the incorporation of Southbury was its delegate for eight sessions. He died March 22, 1810, in Southbury, Mass.
Hinman, Clark Titus
educator, college president, was born Aug. 3, 1817, in Kortwright, N. Y. He was principal of Albion Wesleyan seminary from 1846 to 1853, and founder and first president of the Northwestern university at Evanston, Ill. He died Oct. 21, 1854, in Troy, N. Y.
Hinman, Edgar H
lawyer, jurist.
He has attained success as one of the foremost lawyers of Ohio at Elyria. He has filled numerous important offices of honor; and is now filling with distinction the office of probate judge.
Hinman, Ida
author, was born in Keokuk, Iowa. She is the author of The Washington Sketch Book; and has contributed extensively to current literature.
Hinman, Joel
lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1802 in Southbury, Conn. From 1851 till 1861 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of the state, becoming chief justice at the latter date. His judicial opinions extend through twenty volumes of Connecticut reports.
He died Feb. 21, 1870, in Cheshire, Conn.
Hinman, Royal Ralph
lawyer, antiquarian, author, was born June 5, 1785, in Southbury, Conn. He is a lawyer and antiquarian of New Hampshire, and subsequently of New York city. He is the author of Historical Recollections of Connecticut in the American Revolution; and Catalogue of the First Puritan Settlers of Connecticut. He died Oct. 15, 1868, in New York city.
Hinrichs, Carl Detlef
educator, is a Danish educator who came to America in 1860, and was professor of physical sciences in Iowa university in 1863-85. He is the author of Elements of Physics; Elements of Atom Mechanics; Principles of Pure Crystallography; Principles of Physical Sciences; and First Course in Qualitative Analysis.
Hinrichsen, William H
journalist, congressman, was born May 27, 1850, in Franklin, Ill. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace in 1871 and re-elected in 1873. He was appointed deputy sheriff of his county in 1874; and served three terms in that position; was elected sheriff in 1880; was elected clerk of the house of representatives of Illinois in 1891; and was elected secretary of state in 1892. He has served as a member of the democratic state committee since 1888, and was chairman of it in 1895. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.
Hinsdale, Burke Aaron
educator, college president, author, was born March 31, 1837, in Wadsworth, Ohio. He was an educator, president of Hiram college in 1870-82, and for four years subsequently superintendent of schools in Cleveland. He is the author of Genuineness and Authenticity of the Gospels; President Garfield and Education; Schools and Studies; The Old Northwest; How to Study and Teach History; and editor Life and Works of Garfield.
Hinton, Isaac Taylor
clergyman, author, was born in 1799, in England. He was a baptist clergyman who came to America from England in 1822, and was pastor in Richmond, Va., and in New Orleans, in which latter city he died. He was the author of History of Baptism; and Lectures on the Prophecies. He died in 1847.
Hires, George
merchant, manufacturer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 26, 1835, in Salem county, N. J.
He was elected sheriff of Salem county in 1867, 1868, and 1869. In 1881 he was elected a state senator for a term of three years; and was elected a representative from New Jersey to the forty-ninth and fiftieth congresses as a democrat.
HIRSCH, EDWARD. merchant, financier, state senator, was born May 3, 1836, in Germany. During 1866-68 he was president of the Eagle Woolen Mills company of Brownsville. He was state treasurer for eight years during 1878-86; and subsequently was elected a member of the Oregon state senate for four years.
Hirsh, Hugo
lawyer, author, was born Dec. 22, 1848, in Germany. He received his education in the public schools of New York city; studied law, and is now a prominent attorney of Brooklyn, N. Y. He has been counsel to the department of police and excise of Brooklyn; and counsel to the sheriff of Kings county. He is also a successful orator; and a contributor to the periodical press; and also to standard works.
Hirst, Henry Beck
lawyer, author, poet, was born Aug. 23, 1813, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a lawyer and verse writer of Philadelphia. His poetical writings comprise Endymion, a Tale of Greece; The Penance of Roland; and The Coming of the Mammoth, and Other Poems. He also published a Poetical Dictionary. He died March 30, 1874, in Philadelphia, Pa.