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Name |
Hinckley, George H. |
Othernames |
Judge George H. Hinckley |
Born |
12 Feb 1886 |
Birthplace |
Calais, Maine |
Father |
Adelbert Edgar Hinckley |
Mother |
Sarah J. McLaughlin |
Education |
Calais High School, Class of 1904 Graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. |
Spouse |
Florence Adeline Pearson, m 17 May 1917 at 136 Scamman Street |
Children |
Marcia Hinckley Senne, b 1919, d 1994 Dr. Harris Hinckley, b 1923, d 2021 |
Occupation |
Practiced law in the Greater Portland area from 1912 until 1976 and was a Municipal Court Judge for many years. |
Titles & honors |
Hinckley Drive was named in his honor |
Notes |
Served in the State Legislature and was a prominent civic leader. Various positions he held throughout his career include: Director of the Y.M.C.A., a charter member and first president of the South Portland Lions Club, and one of the founders of the Visiting Nurses Association. He was also active in a number of Masonic Orders. Hinckley was instrumental in the development of Mill Creek Park Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine |
Deceased |
30 Jul 1977 |
Deceased where |
Scarborough, Maine |
Relationships |
Brother - Frederick W. Hinckley, with whom he was law partners for many years |
