Christopher Hinn

{{short description|American politician}}

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Christopher Hinn (June 6, 1855 – March 15, 1926) was an American miller and politician.

Born in the town of Marion, Grant County, Wisconsin, Hinn was a miller. He served as Marion Town clerk and was involved with the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1891, Hinn served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat.Wisconsin Blue Book, 1891, Biographical Sketch of Christopher Hinn, p. 592. Hinn moved to Plainview, Texas in 1908{{cite web|title=Hinn, Mrs Albert G 1956-07-30 (interview)|url=http://swco.ttu.edu/ohc/index.php?title=Hinn,_Mrs_Albert_G_1956-07-30|publisher=SWC Oral History Collection|accessdate=September 11, 2017}} to assist his son Albert with his milling business. He purchased a wheat elevator and mill in Plainview, Texas in 1910.{{cite news|title=Albert G. Hinn Taken by Death|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13695019/albert_hinn_18801940/|newspaper=Amarillo Daily News|date=July 20, 1940|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 11, 2017}} {{Open access}} The mill was damaged by fire in January 1926,{{cite news|last1=McDonough|first1=Doug|title=Looking Back: Harvest Queen opened in 1907|url=http://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Looking-Back-Harvest-Queen-opened-in-1907-8407955.php|accessdate=September 11, 2017|work=My Plainview|date=January 13, 2012}} and Hinn died suddenly while working at the mill in Plainview{{cite news|title=Shocking Death of Hon Chris Hinn Plainview, Texas|work=Fennimore Times|date=March 17, 1926}} or Longview, Texas.{{dubious|date=September 2017}}Pioneer Citizen of Longview Dies at Work, Lubbock Morning Avalanche, March 16, 1926, p. 1.