Mary Beardslee Hinds Explained

Mary Beardslee Hinds
Office:First Lady of Guam
Governor:Alfred Walton Hinds
Term Label:In role
Term Start:September 23, 1913
Term End:March 28, 1914
Birth Date:4 July 1874
Birthname:Mary May Miller Beardslee
Occupation:First Lady of Guam
Spouse:Alfred Walton Hinds
Children:1
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Other Names:Mary Miller Beardslee, Mary May Miller Beardslee, Mary B. Hinds, Mary Hinds, Mrs. A. W. Hinds

Mary Beardslee Hinds (1874-1952) was an American First Lady of Guam.

Early life

On July 4, 1874, Hinds was born as Mary May Miller Beardslee. Hinds' father was Hamilton White Beardslee (1840–1907). Hinds' mother was Lucy Putnam (nee Phelps Howson) Beardslee (1850–1926). Hinds had two siblings, Kenneth and Doris.

Career

In 1913, when Alfred Walton Hinds was appointed the Naval Governor of Guam, Hinds became the First Lady of Guam on September 23, 1913, until March 28, 1914.[1]

Personal life

On April 10, 1902, at May Memorial Church in Syracuse, New York, Hinds married Alfred Walton Hinds (1874-1957), who later became a Naval officer and Naval Governor of Guam. Hinds' maid of honor was her sister Doris Beardslee; she also had four other bridesmaids.[2] [3] They had one son, Walton Beardslee Hinds (1904-1973). Hinds and her family lived in places such as New York, Bremerton, Washington, Guam, and Coronado, California.[4] [5]

In 1931, Hinds and her family moved to Coronado, California.[6]

Hinds' son Walton Beardslee Hinds became a Commander of US Navy and became attached to USS Atlanta.[7]

On December 18, 1952, Hinds died. Hinds is interred at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, San Diego, California.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guam Naval Governors 30 August 1899 – 10 December 1941 . guampedia.com . November 20, 2021.
  2. News: PERSONALS . Army and Navy Journal . 593 . February 15, 1902 . November 20, 2021.
  3. News: SERVICE WEDDINGS . Army and Navy Journal . 823 . April 19, 1902 . November 20, 2021.
  4. News: WOULDN'T CHANGE SINGLE MINUTE OF LIFE, SAYS BRIDE OF 49 YEARS AGO . Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume 39, Number 15 . April 12, 1951 . November 20, 2021.
  5. Web site: Walton Beardslee Hinds . familysearch.org . November 20, 2021.
  6. News: Captain and Mrs. Hinds Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Anniversary . Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume 39, Number 14 . April 3, 1952 . November 20, 2021.
  7. News: COMDR. AND MRS. W. HINDS ARE VISITING HERE . Coronado Eagle and Journal, Volume XXXIV, Number 6 . February 6, 1947 . November 20, 2021.
  8. Web site: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Point Loma, San Diego County, CA . usnwcarchives.org . Joy . Fisher . June 15, 2006 . November 20, 2021.