William Hiner
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 10, 1877 – January 7, 1878
Preceded byRobert L. D. Potter
Succeeded byLevi W. Barden
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 7, 1878
Preceded bySamuel D. Burchard
Succeeded byAlonzo A. Loper
14th Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
In office
April 1867 – April 1868
Preceded byJames Sawyer
Succeeded byC. J. L. Meyer
In office
October 1865 – April 1866
Preceded byJared M. Taylor
Succeeded byJames Sawyer
Personal details
Born(1821-12-16)December 16, 1821
Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1880(1880-04-29) (aged 58)
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Sarah Jane Fisher
    ​
    (died 1868)​
  • Mary Landon (died 1918)

William Henry Hiner (December 16, 1821 – April 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Death of Ex-Senator Hiner". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. April 30, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  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.
Wisconsin Senate Preceded bySamuel D. Burchard Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district January 1, 1872 – January 7, 1878 Succeeded byAlonzo A. Loper Preceded byRobert L. D. Potter President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate January 10, 1877 – January 7, 1878 Succeeded byLevi W. Barden Political offices Preceded byJared M. Taylor Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin October 1865 – April 1866 Succeeded byJames Sawyer Preceded byJames Sawyer Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin April 1867 – April 1868 Succeeded byC. J. L. Meyer


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