Henry C. Hinckley Biography This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 527-528 Scan, OCR and editing by Maurice Krueger,mkrueger@iw.net, 1998. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm HON. HENRY C. HINCKLEY, a prominent attorney of Huron, South Dakota, who has successfully filled many public offices of his county and state, was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, October 1,1851. His father, Samuel Hinckley, was a native of Maine, and his mother, Matilda (Crane) Hinckley, was a native of Virginia. Of their three children who grew to maturity, our subject was the youngest. In 1876, Mr. Hinckley began the study of law in Centralia, Marion county, Illinois, and afterward completed a law course at the Virginia University, being admitted to the Illinois bar in 1877. He began practicing in Red Bud, Illinois, and here, in connection with his professional business' he edited and published the "Red Bud Courier" for two years. In 1882 he located in Huron, Dakota, and moved his family from Illinois in March of the following year. He i~nmediately became prominent in his new home, and in 1884 was elected district attorney of Beadle county, being the initiative officer in that capacity. In 1896, he was elected on the fusion ticket to represent his district in the state senate, and there served on the appropriations and judiciary committees. His reelection to this office was defeated by a very small majority, of about five. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, the Eastern Star, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Royal Neighbors. Mr. Hinckley was married to Miss Lyda McNeil, of Centralia, Illinois, March 4, 1877. To them have been born four children, two sons and two daughters, named as follows: Lyda Winnifred, Lyman Thomas, Hazel K. and Raymond A. Lyman T. is assisting his father in the handling of insurance and collections.