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Hinrichsen, William Henry
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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William Henry Hinrichsen |
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Jacksonville, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 27, 1850
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| Died | December 18, 1907
(57 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | a Representative from Illinois; born in Franklin, Morgan County, Ill., May 27, 1850; attended the public schools and the Illinois Industrial University (now the University of Illinois) at Champaign; engaged in newspaper work; elected justice of the peace in 1871 and reelected in 1873; appointed deputy sheriff of Morgan County in 1874 and served three terms in that position, residing at Jacksonville; sheriff 1880-1882; editor of the Illinois Courier in 1882; moved to Quincy in 1887; editor of the Quincy Herald 1887-1890; returned to Jacksonville and elected clerk of the house of representatives of Illinois in 1891; secretary of state of Illinois 1892-1896; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896; chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1895 and 1896; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1899); engaged in literary pursuits; died in Alexander, Ill., December 18, 1907; interment in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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