William Hiner

William Henry Hiner (December 16, 1821 – April 29, 1880) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Bedford, Pennsylvania,[1] he moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1850.[1] He was one of the owners of the Union Iron Works in Fond du Lac. He served on the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors and on the Fond du Lac Common Council. Hiner also served as mayor of Fond du Lac. From 1872 until 1879, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate, as a Republican, and also served as President pro tem of the Wisconsin Senate.[2] He died in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1880.[1][3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Death of Ex-Senator Hiner". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. April 30, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1877, Biographical Sketch of William H. Hiner, p. 451.
  3. ↑ Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Wisconsin Necology-1880, p. 448.


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