James R. Hindman

James R. Hindman
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
September 4, 1883 – August 30, 1887
GovernorJ. Proctor Knott
Preceded byJames E. Cantrill
Succeeded byJames William Bryan
Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
from Adair County
In office
February 19, 1880 – August 1, 1881
Preceded byJohn Tupman
Succeeded byM. H. Rhorer
In office
August 7, 1865 – August 7, 1871
Preceded byJames T. Bramlette
Succeeded byJames Garnett
Personal details
BornJames Robert Hindman
February 4, 1839
Adair County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1912(1912-10-12) (aged 73)
Columbia, Kentucky, U.S.
PartyDemocratic

James Robert Hindman (February 4, 1839 – October 12, 1912)[1] was an American politician who served as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Kentucky under J. Proctor Knott from 1883 to 1887.

He was born in Adair County, Kentucky in 1839. In 1883, he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving a full four-year term under Governor J. Proctor Knott, a Democrat.

The city of Hindman in Knott County, Kentucky is named after him.

Sources

References

  1. ^ Allison, Vista Royse (1972). "Methodist History of Adair County Kentucky: 1782-1969".
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