John A. M. Hinsman

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John A. M. Hinsman (March 22, 1911 - October 31, 1980) was a Vermont politician and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Biography

John Abner Mead Hinsman was born in Rutland, Vermont on March 22, 1911. [1] He was named for his maternal grandfather, Governor John Abner Mead. John Hinsman was the son of Carl B. Hinsman, who also served in the Vermont State Senate. [2] [3]

John A. M. Hinsman graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1930, Dartmouth College in 1934 and Yale Law School in 1937, afterwards practicing law in Rutland. [4] [5] [6]

A Republican, Hinsman served in local offices including alderman. In 1942 he was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served three terms, 1943 to 1949, and was Senate President from 1945 to 1947. [7] [8] [9]

Hinsman died in Rutland on October 31, 1980. [10] He was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, entry for John Abner Mead Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
  2. ↑ Vermont Historical Society, Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1921, page 277
  3. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1917, page 4
  4. ↑ J.C. Fifield Co., The American Bar, 1938
  5. ↑ J.C. Fifield Co., The American Bar, 1940
  6. ↑ Yale University Library, Guide to the Yale Law School Student Records, 2009, page 122
  7. ↑ Vermont State Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine , Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 5
  8. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1945, pages 430 to 431
  9. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1947, page 415
  10. ↑ Social Security Death Index, entry for John A. M. Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
  11. ↑ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for John A. M. Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
  12. ↑ John Abner Mead Hinsman page, Find A Grave, accessed July 4, 2012
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