Joseph Hinxman (c. 1701–1740), of the New Forest, Hampshire, was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1727 to 1740. Hinxman was the eldest son of Joseph Hinxman of North Hinton, Hampshire. He was educated at

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from 1715 to 1719 and was admitted at

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on 24 June 1720. He matriculated at

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on 28 February 1721, aged 19 and was called to the bar in 1727. He owned the manor of North Hinton, near Christchurch and married Beata. Hinxman stood unsuccessfully for

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at a by-election in 1724. At the

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, he was returned as

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for Christchurch in a contest. He voted with the Administration in all recorded divisions. He was returned unopposed for Christchurch at the 1734 British general election. He was sometime woodward and keeper of the

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. Hinxman died on 21 March 1740, leaving three sons and two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinxman, Joseph 1700s births 1740 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741