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American politician
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.
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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.
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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.
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Hinsman died in Rutland on October 31, 1980.
[10] He was buried in Rutland's
Evergreen Cemetery .
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References
^ Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, entry for John Abner Mead Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
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Vermont Historical Society , Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1921, page 277
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Vermont General Assembly , Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1917, page 4
^ J.C. Fifield Co., The American Bar, 1938
^ J.C. Fifield Co., The American Bar, 1940
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Yale University Library , Guide to the Yale Law School Student Records, 2009, page 122
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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
^ Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1945, pages 430 to 431
^ Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1947, page 415
^ Social Security Death Index, entry for John A. M. Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for John A. M. Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
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John Abner Mead Hinsman page , Find A Grave, accessed July 4, 2012