William Hinrichsen William Henry Hinrichsen (May 27, 1850 – December 18, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Hinrichsen was Sheriff of Morgan County from 1880 to 1882. He afterwards turned to publishing interests, owning the Illinois Courier and Quincy Herald. Hinrichsen became involved with the Democratic Party in 1888, eventually rising to the position of Secretary of State of Illinois in 1892. During his term, he was elected Chairman of the state Democratic Committee. He was then elected to the United States House of Representatives and served one term. He briefly edited the Cincinnati Enquirer and spent the rest of his life writing. Category:  American newspaper editors Category:Clerks Category:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni Category:Illinois Democrats Category:Employees of the Illinois General Assembly Category:Illinois sheriffs Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Category:People from Morgan County, Illinois Category:People from Quincy, Illinois Category:Secretaries of State of Illinois Category:1850 births Category:1907 deaths Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Journalists from Illin
William Henry Hinrichsen (May 27, 1850 – December 18, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Hinrichsen was Sheriff of Morgan County from 1880 to 1882. He afterwards turned to publishing interests, owning the Illinois Courier and Quincy Herald. Hinrichsen became involved with the Democratic Party in 1888, eventually rising to the position of Secretary of State of Illinois in 1892. During his term, he was elected Chairman of the state Democratic Committee. He was then elected to the United States House of Representatives and served one term. He briefly edited the Cincinnati Enquirer and spent the rest of his life writing. Category: 1850 births Category:1907 deaths Category: American newspaper editors Category:Clerks Category:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni Category:Illinois Democrats Category:Employees of the Illinois General Assembly Category:Illinois sheriffs Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Category:People from Morgan County, Illinois Category:People from Quincy, Illinois Category:Secretaries of State of Illinois Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Journalists from Illin
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