Lyman G. Hinckley | |
|---|---|
| 30th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 8, 1874 – October 5, 1876 | |
| Governor | Asahel Peck |
| Preceded by | Russell S. Taft |
| Succeeded by | Redfield Proctor |
| President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Heath |
| Succeeded by | Redfield Proctor |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County | |
| In office 1872–1874 Serving with William R. Shedd | |
| Preceded by | Heman A. White Harry H. Niles |
| Succeeded by | John W. Rowell William T. George |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chelsea | |
| In office 1878–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Burnham Martin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Tracy |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Moore |
| Succeeded by | William Hebard |
| In office 1862–1864 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | William Hebard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1832 Post Mills, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1887 (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts U.S. |
| Resting place | Highland Cemetery, Chelsea, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Sybil Henry (m. 1861-1874, her death) |
| Relations | William Wirt Henry (brother-in-law) George Albert Clough (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
| Profession | Attorney Public official |
Lyman Gillett Hinckley (April 13, 1832 – November 26, 1887) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 30th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.
Early life[edit]
Lyman Gillett Hinckley was born in the Post Mills area of Thetford, Vermont on April 13, 1832, a son of Lyman Hinckley and Phebe (Gillett) Hinckley.[1][2][3] His father was a noted anti-slavery activist and served in local offices including assistant judge of the Orange County court.[4][5]
Hinckley attended the schools of Thetford and graduated from Thetford Academy in 1851.[6] In 1852, he began attendance at Dartmouth College while teaching school and selling books and newspaper subscriptions door-to-door to pay his tuition.[6] He graduated in 1856, and moved to Chelsea. Hinckley studied law with William Hebard and Burnham Martin and was admitted to the bar in 1860.[7] Hinckley did not actively practice law, preferring instead to concentrate on his duties as county clerk.[8]
Political career[edit]
A Republican, from 1856 to 1859 he was Assistant Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives, and he was Clerk of Orange County, Vermont from 1860 until his death.[9] Hinckley served as a Town of Chelsea Justice of the Peace and Town Meeting Moderator, also serving in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1862 to 1864 and 1868 to 1870.[10] From 1872 to 1874 he served in the Vermont Senate and was chosen to serve as President pro tem.[8] He was then elected Lieutenant Governor and served one term, 1874 to 1876.[8] In 1878 and 1880 he returned to the Vermont House of Representatives.[10]
Death and burial[edit]
Hinckley died suddenly on November 26, 1887 while in Boston to visit his sisters for Thanksgiving.[11] He was buried Highland Cemetery in Chelsea.
Family[edit]
In 1861, Hinckley married Mary Sybil Henry of Waterbury, Vermont, the sister of William Wirt Henry.[12] They had a daughter, Hattie, who died in 1872 at age eight.[10] Mary Hinckley died in 1874, and Lyman Hinckley never remarried.[10][12]
Hinckley's sister Amelia was the wife of architect George Albert Clough.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for Lyman G. Hinkley". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. 1887. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Hebard, Salmon B. (October 23, 1888). "A Memorial Sketch of Lyman Gillett Hinckley". Vermont Bar Association: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting. Vol. 2, no. 1. Barre, VT: Thomas H. Cave. p. 143 – via Google Books.
- ^ Child, Hamilton (1888). Gazetteer of Orange County, Vt., 1762-1888, Part 1. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Journal Company. p. 101 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Memorial Sketch", p. 143.
- ^ Gazetteer of Orange County, Vt., p. 101.
- ^ a b "Memorial Sketch", p. 144.
- ^ "Memorial Sketch", pp. 144–145.
- ^ a b c "Memorial Sketch", p. 146.
- ^ "Memorial Sketch", p. 145, 147.
- ^ a b c d Gazetteer of Orange County, Vt., p. 102.
- ^ "Death Entry for Lyman G. Hinckley".
- ^ a b "Memorial Sketch", p. 149.
- ^ "George A. Clough," in Massachusetts of To-day: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, ed. Daniel P. Toomey and Thomas C. Quinn (Boston: Columbia Publishing Company, 1892): 230.
