Jacob Hines Explained

Jacob Albert "Doc" Hines
State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:42nd
Term Start:2001
Term End:2009
Succeeded:Fred Clark
Party:Republican
Birth Date:1 May 1927
Birth Place:West Salem, Ohio
Death Place:Texas
Alma Mater:Ohio State University
Profession:Politician, veterinarian, beef farmer
Spouse:Genevieve Mantz
Pamela Ravines
Children:5

Jacob Albert "Doc" Hines (May 1, 1927 – March 3, 2020) was an American politician, veterinarian, and beef farmer.

Hines was born in West Salem, Ohio on May 1, 1927, and graduated from Homer High School in Homerville, Ohio. Hines served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947 before returning to attended college. He received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ohio State University in 1953.[1] [2]

Hines moved to Oxford, Wisconsin, where he worked as a veterinarian and beef farmer. He served on the school board for the Westfield School District from 1969 to 1981. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2001 special election. He won re-election in 2002, 2004, and 2006. He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Fred Clark.

Hines retired from his veterinary practice in 2004.[3] In 2012, Hines moved to Texas and died there at the age of 92 on March 3, 2020.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-2008 Wisconsin Blue Book Chapter 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527132425/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/bb/07bb/pdf/A40-42(p.47).pdf . May 27, 2012 . Wisconsin State Legislature.
  2. "Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008,' Biographical Sketch of J. A. Hines, pg.47
  3. News: De Laruelle . Scott . Doc hangs up his stethoscope. . April 25, 2020 . Capital Times . May 17, 2004.
  4. News: Dr. Jacob Albert Hines D.V.M. . April 25, 2020 . Steinhaus–Holly Funeral Home.