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James R. Hindman
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
September 5, 1883 – August 30, 1887
Governor J. Proctor Knott
Preceded by James E. Cantrill
Succeeded by James William Bryan
Personal details
Born
James Robert Hindman

February 4, 1839
Adair County, Kentucky
DiedOctober 12, 1912(1912-10-12) (aged 73)
Columbia, Kentucky
Political party Democratic

James Robert Hindman (February 4, 1839 – October 12, 1912) [1] was an American politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under J. Proctor Knott from 1883 to 1887.

He was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1839. In 1883, he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving a full four-year term under Governor J. Proctor Knott, a Democrat.

The city of Hindman in Knott County, Kentucky is named after him.

Sources

References

  1. ^ Allison, Vista Royse (1972). "Methodist History of Adair County Kentucky: 1782-1969".

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1883–1887
Succeeded by