Lyman G. Hinckley

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Lyman G. Hinckley (born April 13, 1832 in Post Mills , Vermont , † November 26, 1887 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American politician and lawyer , who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876 .

Life

Lyman Gillett Hinckley was born in Post Mills, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1856 , studied law with MP William Hebard and Lt. Burnham Martin , and was admitted to the bar in 1860.

As a member of the Republican Party , Hinckley was a clerk in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1856 to 1859 . He was the Orange County clerk from 1860 until his death. He was a justice of the peace in Chelsea and chairman of the town council. He was a member of the House of Representatives from Vermont from 1862 to 1863 and from 1868 to 1870. From 1872 to 1874 he was a Senator in the Vermont Senate and also Senate President. He was then elected Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and held this office from 1874 to 1876. He returned to the House of Representatives from 1878 to 1880.

Hinckley died suddenly on November 26, 1887 while visiting his sister in Boston for Thanksgiving . His grave is in Chelsea's Highland Cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alumni Notes , The Dartmouth magazine, Issued by Dartmouth College, Issue 1, 1867, p. 159
  2. ↑ Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College , edited by the college in 1867, p. 421
  3. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont , edited by EP Walton, Montpelier, 1859, p. 407
  4. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , edited by Vermont Secretary of State , 1878, 144
  5. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, edited by the Vermont Secretary of State, 1886, 204
  6. ^ Memorial Sketch of Lyman Gillett Hinckley , by Salmon B. Hebard, Published in the Report of Proceedings of the Vermont Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1888, pp. 143-150
  7. ↑ Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate since 1870 ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, 1 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  8. ^ Newspaper article, The East, Edwardsville Intelligencer, June 24, 1874
  9. ↑ Vermont Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vermont Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration, 2011, 1 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  10. ^ Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, edited by the Vermont House of Representatives, 1880, p. 6
  11. ↑ General Catalog of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools, 1769-1900 , published by College 1900, p. 221
  12. ^ Gazetteer of Orange County, Vt., 1762-1888, by Hamilton Child, 1888, 78
  13. ^ Newspaper article, Brief Dispatches, Biddeford Journal, November 28, 1887

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personal data
SURNAME Hinckley, Lyman G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hinckley, Lyman Gillett; Hinckley, LG
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Post Mills , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1887
Place of death Boston , Massachusetts