Milton B. Hine

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Milton B. Hine
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 1, 1879 – January 1, 1881
Preceded byWesley P. Andrus
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1828-02-02)February 2, 1828
Meredith, New York
DiedSeptember 1, 1881(1881-09-01) (aged 53)
Lowell, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic (until 1874)
Greenback (after 1874)
EducationDelaware Literary Institute

Milton B. Hine (February 2, 1828 – September 1, 1881) was a Michigan politician.

Early life and education[]

Milton B. Hine was born on February 2, 1828, in Meredith, New York. His parents, Demas and Sally Hine, were both from Connecticut and of English descent. Demas Hine was a physician. In New York state, Milton received a public school education, and was later educated at the Delaware Literary Institute. In the autumn of 1847, Milton moved to a farm in Cannon Township in Kent County, Michigan.[1][2][3]

Career[]

In 1871, Hine became the president and treasurer of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Kent County. He would hold these positions in the insurance company for the rest of his life.[2][3] In political affiliation, Hine was a life-long Democrat until the formation of the Greenback Party in 1874. On August 7, 1878, in Grand Rapids, Hine was nominated by the Kent County Greenback Convention for the Michigan Senate seat representing the 25th district.[4] The nomination was backed by the Kent County Democratic Committee.[1] On November 5, 1878, Hine defeated incumbent Republican Wesley P. Andrus. He served in the state senate from January 1, 1879, to January 1, 1881.[5] In 1880, Hine put one of his son-in-laws in charge of his farmlands, so he could retire in Lowell, Michigan. He then started a shoe and boot dealing firm by the name of Hawk & Hine.[2]

Personal life[]

In 1850, Hine married Polly Ann Hartwell. Together, they had two daughters. Hine was a Freemason.[2]

Death[]

Hine died on September 1, 1881, of typhoid fever in Lowell, after four weeks of suffering with the illness.[2] He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Lowell.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Michigan Secretary of State (1879). Michigan manual. 1879-80. p. 534 – via HathiTrust.
  2. ^ a b c d e History of Kent County, Michigan. C. C. Chapman & Company. 1881. p. 1219.
  3. ^ a b Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 1. Google Books. p. 402.
  4. ^ "Kent County Greenback Convention". Detroit Free Press. August 8, 1878. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Milton B. Hine". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ ""H" Burials Oakwood Cemetery". MIGenWeb. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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