William H. Hinebaugh

William H. Hinebaugh

William Henry Hinebaugh (born December 16, 1867 in Marshall , Calhoun County , Michigan , †  September 22, 1943 in Albion , Michigan) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Hinebaugh attended his homeland public schools, Litchfield High School and State Normal School in Ypsilanti . He then studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . In 1891 he moved to Ottawa , Illinois. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1893, he began to work in this profession. In 1900, he became the assistant district attorney in LaSalle County . Between 1902 and 1912 he worked as a judge in this district. From 1908 to 1910 he headed the Illinois District Judges Association. Politically, he first became a member of the Republican Party . Until 1912 he was district chairman for two terms. He then became a member of the of Theodore Roosevelt launched Progressive Party .

In the 1912 congressional elections , Hinebaugh was elected as their candidate in the twelfth constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Charles Eugene Fuller on March 4, 1913 . Since he lost to Fuller in 1915, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, William Hinebaugh practiced as a lawyer again. From 1916 to 1922 he was the Assistant Attorney General of Illinois. He was also president of the Chicago- based Central Life Insurance Co. In 1933, he moved to Albion, Michigan, where he died on September 22, 1943.

Web links

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• William H. Hinebaugh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William H. Hinebaugh in the database of Find a Grave (English)