Jon Hinson

Jon Hinson
Hinson in 1979
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – April 13, 1981
Preceded byThad Cochran
Succeeded byWayne Dowdy
Personal details
Born
Jon Clifton Hinson

(1942-03-16)March 16, 1942
Tylertown, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 1995(1995-07-21) (aged 53)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCynthia Hinson (divorced)
EducationUniversity of Mississippi, Oxford (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
UnitUnited States Marine Corps Reserve

Jon Clifton Hinson (March 16, 1942 – July 21, 1995) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981. Following his 1981 resignation after his arrest for engaging in a homosexual act, he became an LGBTQ activist in metropolitan Washington D.C.


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