Political party Democratic Resigned March 3, 1895 Succeeded by John Leisenring | Party Democratic Party Name William Hines | |
Preceded by George Washington Shonk Born March 15, 1856
Brooklyn, New York ( 1856-03-15 ) Role Former U.S. Representative Died January 17, 1914, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States Previous office Representative (PA 12th District) 1893–1895 | ||
Member of congress start date March 4, 1893 | ||
William Henry Hines (March 15, 1856 – January 17, 1914) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Early life
William Henry Hines was born in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1865 with his parents, who settled in Hanover Township, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools in Brooklyn and Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in 1881.
Politics
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1879, 1880, 1883, and 1884. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1888 to 1892. Hines was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894.
Law Practice
He resumed the practice of law in Wilkes-Barre and died there in 1914. Interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.