Thomas Hinds

Thomas Hinds ( born January 9, 1780 Berkeley County, Virginia; † August 23, 1840 in Greenville, Mississippi ) was an American politician. Between 1828 and 1831 he represented the first electoral district of the state of Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thomas Hinds was born in what is now West Virginia. He later moved to Greenville in what was then Mississippi Territory. During the British -American War of 1812 he was major of cavalry. He was also involved in the Battle of New Orleans. For his military service, he was appointed brevet brigadier general.

1819 Hinds ran unsuccessfully in the gubernatorial elections in Mississippi. He won with 38% of the vote to 62 % against George Poindexter. In the 1820s, Hinds was a member of the Democratic Party, founded by Andrew Jackson. Following the resignation of Congressman William Haile in September 1828 Hinds was elected as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives. After a re-election he was able to implement his mandate in Congress between October 1828 and March 3, 1831 21.

After the end of his time in Congress, Thomas Hinds withdrew from politics. He died in August 1840 in Greenville. Hinds was married to Laminda Green, the daughter of former Congress delegates Thomas Green. The Hinds County in Mississippi was named after him.