William Hindman

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William Hindman

William Hindman (born April 1, 1743 in Dorchester County , Province of Maryland , † January 19, 1822 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Federal Party ) of Talbot County . He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress as well as in both houses of the US Congress .

Life

William Hindman was born as the second son of Jacob Hindman (1713-1766) and Maria Trippe Hindman (died 1782). His father was a plantation owner, sheriff of Talbot County from 1745 to 1748 and a member of the colonial assembly. William studied law at the Inns of Court in London . He returned to Maryland in 1765, the year the Stamp Act was contradicted , and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Talbot County.

He served as Treasurer for the East Coast of the Maryland Government from 1775 until his election to the Maryland Senate in 1777. Up until 1784 he was elected to the Senate several times and in 1785 and 1786 he was sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress . From 1789 until his reelection to the State Senate in 1792, he served on the Executive Council of the Governor of Maryland. After Joshua Seney's resignation on December 6, 1792, Hindman was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a representative of the second and later the seventh electoral district of Maryland , to which he was a member until 1799. Between 1799 and 1800 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives . After US Senator James Lloyd resigned from office on December 1, 1800, Hindman took over this function until the end of his term in November 1801. He declined to be re-elected.

Hindman is buried in the Old Saint Pauls Cemetery in Baltimore.

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SURNAME Hindman, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH Dorchester County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1822
Place of death near Baltimore , Maryland