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Jonez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nash.html#388.34.11">Abner Nash</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nash.html#116.87.60">Francis Nash</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pierce.html#340.36.60">Hinton R. Pierce</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#035.35.32">Charles Hinton Russell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#470.84.56">Walter R. Tucker Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="639.33.67">Hinton, Billy J.</a> — of Waco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ML-lived.html">McLennan County</a>, Tex. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/waco.html">Mayor of Waco, Tex.</a>, 1960-61. Still living as of 1961. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="945.15.62">Hinton, Bishop E.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Independent American candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1960-election.html">1960</a>; Independent American candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 7th District, 1960. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="580.02.51">Hinton, Carl</a> — of Hinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/SU-lived.html">Summers County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/hinton.html#3">Hinton, W.Va.</a>, 1934-55 (acting, 1934). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="100.10.08">Hinton, Charles L.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-lived.html">Wake County</a>, N.C. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/trea.html">North Carolina state treasurer</a>, 1839-43, 1845-51. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="221.49.66">Hinton, Clarence W.</a> — of Watseka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/IR-lived.html">Iroquois County</a>, Ill. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/pr1924-election.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="768.34.26">Hinton, Deane Roesch</a> (1923-2017) — also known as Deane R. Hinton — of Illinois. Born in Fort Missoula, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/MI-born.html">Missoula County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/03-12.html">March 12, 1923</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CK-diplomats.html ">Zaire</a>, 1974-75; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/EL-diplomats.html ">El Salvador</a>, 1981-83; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PK-diplomats.html ">Pakistan</a>, 1983-86; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CR-diplomats.html ">Costa Rica</a>, 1987-90; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PM-diplomats.html ">Panama</a>, 1990-94; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">declared</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/diplomatic-offenses.html">persona non grata</a> by the government of Zaire, June 18, 1975. Died in San Jose, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CR-died.html">Costa Rica</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2017/03-28.html">March 28, 2017</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 16 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Joe A. Hinton and Doris (Roesch) Hinton.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deane R. Hinton">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/hinton-deane-roesch ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/577/000119220">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="290.78.08">Hinton, E. J.</a> — of Woodbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ME-lived.html">Meriwether County</a>, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/GA.html">1908</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="506.05.64">Hinton, Gregory T.</a> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/fairmont.html">Mayor of Fairmont, W.Va.</a>, 1983. Still living as of 1983. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="425.31.30">Hinton, James P.</a> — of Hannibal, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Mo. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/cncn6.html">Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention</a> 13th District, 1922-23. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="406.47.91">Hinton, James Sidney</a> (1834-1892) — of Indianapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, Ind. Born near Raleigh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-born.html">Wake County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/12-25.html">December 25, 1834</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1872/IN.html">1872</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1881. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">First</a> Black member of the Indiana legislature. Died of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a> while making a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/meetings.html">speech</a>, in Brazil, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/CY-died.html">Clay County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/11-06.html">November 6, 1892</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 317 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MA-buried.html#cms00556">Crown Hill Cemetery</a>, Indianapolis, Ind. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="230.50.14">Hinton, John T.</a> — of Paris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BR-lived.html">Bourbon County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/KY.html">1892</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/KY.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="865.79.61">Hinton, Linda L.</a> — of Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/OH.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="603.47.20">Hinton, R. W., Jr.</a> — of Lumberton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/LM-lived.html">Lamar County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/MS.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="035.17.58">Hinton, S. F.</a> — of Alabama. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Alabama</a>, 1914. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="617.11.50">Hinton, Violet</a> — of Battle Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 24th District, 1998. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="097.43.54">Hinton, Walter R.</a> — of Burbank, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/burbank.html">Mayor of Burbank, Calif.</a>, 1941-45; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr1948-election.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="503.53.58">Hinton, William</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/JO-lived.html">Johnston County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a> from Johnston County, 1815. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="524.74.44">Hinton, William A.</a> — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 13, 1901-06; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 13th District, 1907-10. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13356">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="129.07.24">Hinton, William H., Jr.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/pb-lived.html">Petersburg</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/VA.html">1876</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="949.88.65">Hinton, Willie</a> — of Lithonia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/DK-lived.html">DeKalb County</a>, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/GA.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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