1. William Hindman was an American lawyer and statesman from Talbot County, Maryland.
11 Facts About William Hindman
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William Hindman represented Maryland in the Continental Congress, and in the federal Congress as both a Representative from the second and seventh districts, and as a US Senator.
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William Hindman was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Talbot County.
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From 1775 and 1777, William Hindman served in Maryland's revolutionary government, as the state's Treasurer for the Eastern Shore.
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William Hindman resigned this post when he was elected to the state Senate in 1777.
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William Hindman was re-elected several times, and served until 1784.
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William Hindman returned to Maryland and served on the governor's executive council from 1789 to 1792.
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William Hindman served in the Congress from 1793 to 1799, when he returned to his plantation, although he served in the state's House of Representatives in 1799 and 1800.
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In 1800, Maryland's US Senator James Lloyd resigned, and William Hindman was named to finish his term.
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William Hindman served in the United States Senate from December 1800 until November 1801.
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William Hindman died in Baltimore, Maryland, and is buried in St Paul's Burial Ground there.