George Wheeler Hinman (November 19, 1864 - March 31, 1927) was an American writer and newspaper publisher. He also served as the president of

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from 1913-1918.

Biography

Hinman was born in

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in 1864, and graduated from

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in New York in 1884. After working at newspapers in

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and

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, he obtained a masters and Ph.D. degree from

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in 1889. He then joined '' The Sun'' in New York, where he remained on the staff for about ten years. Around 1898 he took a position as editor and manager of the ''

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'', and bought a controlling share in the paper in 1906. He sold the paper to H. H. Kohlsaat in 1912. From 1913-18, he was President of Marietta College in Ohio, where he started a new literary magazine, ''The Olio''. He later became publisher of the ''

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''.George Wheeler Hinman (1913-1918)
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Personal

Hinman married Maude M. Sturtevant on January 28, 1891, and had five children. He died at his home in

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on March 31, 1927.

References

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