William H. Hinrichsen

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William H. Hinrichsen
Frontispiece of Hinrichsen's 1902 book Plots and Penalties
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byJohn I. Rinaker
Succeeded byWilliam E. Williams
19th Secretary of State of Illinois
In office
January 10, 1893 – January 11, 1897
GovernorJohn Peter Altgeld
Preceded byIsaac N. Pearson
Succeeded byJames A. Rose
Personal details
Born(1850-05-27)May 27, 1850
Franklin, Illinois
DiedDecember 18, 1907(1907-12-18) (aged 57)
Alexander, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

William Henry Hinrichsen (May 27, 1850 – December 18, 1907) was a

Cincinnati Enquirer
and spent the rest of his life writing.

Biography

William Henry Hinrichsen was born in

Justice of the Peace of Alexander in 1871 and was reelected in 1873. He married Louise Sparks on July 13, 1873.[1]

Hinrichsen was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Morgan County in 1874 and served three two-year terms in that position, residing at Jacksonville. He served as Sheriff from 1880 to 1882. In 1882, while serving as Sheriff, Hinrichsen became editor of the Illinois Courier, a weekly newspaper in Jacksonville. In 1883, he pushed to have it become a daily paper.[1]

He moved to

Secretary of State of Illinois in 1892 and was elected to a four-year term under John Peter Altgeld. Hinrichsen sold his newspaper interests after the election.[1]

In 1895, Hinrichsen was named the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896. Hinrichsen was nominated by his party to the United States House of Representatives in 1896 and won the election. He served in the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899).[1]

After his congressional term, Hinrichsen returned to his home in Alexander. He managed the

John Roll McLean sought the governorship of Ohio in 1899. The next year, he was Traveling Manager of the Democratic National Committee, raising funds for the 1900 presidential campaign. Hinrichsen spent his latter years as a writer. He contributed weekly short stories to the Chicago Inter Ocean. He later published a collection of these stories in a book.[1]
He died in Alexander on December 18, 1907, and was interred in Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jacksonville.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Morgan County. Chicago, IL: Munsell Publishing Company. 1906.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Newell Douglas Ricks
 Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Illinois
1892 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Illinois Secretary of State
1892 – 1896 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative for the 16th Congressional District of Illinois
1897 – 1899 		Succeeded by
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