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William Hiner
Office:President pro tempore of the
Term Start:January 10, 1877
Term End:January 7, 1878
Predecessor:Robert L. D. Potter
Successor:Levi W. Barden
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:18th
Term Start1:January 1, 1872
Term End1:January 7, 1878
Predecessor1:Samuel D. Burchard
Successor1:Alonzo A. Loper
Order2:14th
Title2:Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Term Start2:April 1867
Term End2:April 1868
Predecessor2:James Sawyer
Successor2:C. J. L. Meyer
Term Start3:October 1865
Term End3:April 1866
Predecessor3:Jared M. Taylor
Successor3:James Sawyer
Party:Republican
Birth Date:16 December 1821
Birth Place:Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Rienzi Cemetery,

William Henry Hiner (December 16, 1821April 29, 1880) was an American manufacturing businessman, and Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 14th mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and represented Fond du Lac County for six years in the Wisconsin State Senate. He also served as president pro tempore of the Senate during the 1877 session.

Biography

Born in Bedford, Pennsylvania,[1] he moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1850.[1] He was one of the owners of the Union Iron Works in Fond du Lac. He served on the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors and on the Fond du Lac Common Council. Hiner also served as mayor of Fond du Lac. From 1872 until 1879, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate, as a Republican, and also served as President pro tem of the Wisconsin Senate.[2] He died in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1880.[1] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Ex-Senator Hiner. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. April 30, 1880. 4. Newspapers.com. September 17, 2016 .
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1877, Biographical Sketch of William H. Hiner, p. 451.
  3. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Wisconsin Necology-1880, p. 448.