William H. Hinebaugh
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William Henry Hinebaugh was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born near Marshall, Michigan
, Hinebaugh attended the common schools, Litchfield High School, the Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University
at Ypsilanti, Michigan
, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
He moved to Illinois and settled in Ottawa in 1891.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1893 and commenced practice in Ottawa.
He was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of La Salle County in December 1900.
He served as judge of the La Salle County Court 1902-1912.
He served as president of the State Association of County Judges of Illinois 1908-1910.
Hinebaugh was elected and reelected chairman of the Republican county central committee, but resigned in July 1912 to join the Progressive Party
.
Hinebaugh was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Ottawa, Illinois
.
He served as assistant attorney general of Illinois 1916-1922.
He served as president and general counsel of the Central Life Insurance Co., of Illinois, and resided in Chicago.
He moved to Albion, Michigan
, in 1933 and continued the practice of law until his death there September 22, 1943.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Michigan
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born near Marshall, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
, Hinebaugh attended the common schools, Litchfield High School, the Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
at Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
He moved to Illinois and settled in Ottawa in 1891.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1893 and commenced practice in Ottawa.
He was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of La Salle County in December 1900.
He served as judge of the La Salle County Court 1902-1912.
He served as president of the State Association of County Judges of Illinois 1908-1910.
Hinebaugh was elected and reelected chairman of the Republican county central committee, but resigned in July 1912 to join the Progressive Party
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party. It was formed after a split in the Republican Party between President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt....
.
Hinebaugh was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,786...
.
He served as assistant attorney general of Illinois 1916-1922.
He served as president and general counsel of the Central Life Insurance Co., of Illinois, and resided in Chicago.
He moved to Albion, Michigan
Albion, Michigan
Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in 1933 and continued the practice of law until his death there September 22, 1943.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Michigan
Litchfield, Michigan
Litchfield is a city in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,458 at the 2000 census.Litchfield Township surrounds the city, but the two are autonomous municipalities.-Geography:...
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