| 词条 | Samuel Hinks |
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| name = Samuel Hinks | image = SamuelHinks.jpeg | caption = Samuel Hinks, Mayor of Baltimore 1854-56 | office = Mayor of Baltimore | term_start = 1854 | term_end = 1856 | predecessor = John Smith Hollins | successor = Thomas Swann | constituency = | majority = | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | constituency2 = | majority2 = | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | constituency3 = | majority3 = | birth_date = 1815 | birth_place = | death_date = 1887 | death_place = | party = | relations = | spouse = | alma_mater = | children = | residence = | occupation = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Samuel Hinks (1815–1887) was Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1854 to 1856. He was a member of the Know-Nothing party. He was succeeded in 1856 by fellow Know-Nothing Thomas Swann. Early lifeSamuel Hinks was born in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland on May 1, 1815. In his early adult life he became a steam engineer. Later he moved to Baltimore where he entered the grain business, and soon established a partnership with his brother, Charles Dent Hinks.[1] PoliticsIn 1854 Samuel Hinks was elected Mayor of Baltimore, standing as a candidate for the nationalist anti-Catholic American Party. Members of the party were popularly known as "Know-Nothings" because, when asked about their secret organizations, their members were said to reply "I know nothing".[1] Baltimore mayoral election of 1856{{Main|Know-Nothing Riot of 1856}}During the mid-1850s public order in Baltimore had been threatened by the election of candidates of the American Party.[2] As the 1856 Mayoral elections approached, Hinks was pressed by Baltimorians to order the militia of General George H. Steuart in readiness to maintain order, as widespread violence was anticipated. Hinks duly gave Steuart the order to ready the militia, but he soon rescinded it.[3] In the event, violence broke out on polling day, with shots exchanged by competing mobs.[3] In the 2nd and 8th wards several citizens were killed, and many wounded.[4] In the 6th ward artillery was used, and a pitched battle fought on Orleans St between gangs of Know Nothings and rival Democrats, raging for several hours.[4] The result of the election, in which voter fraud was widespread, was a victory for the Know Nothing candidate, Thomas Swann, by around 9,000 votes.[4] Swann duly succeeded Hinks as Mayor of Baltimore. Later lifeIn 1860 Hinks retired from the grain business. Soon afterwards he was elected Water Registrar, a position which he continued to hold until 1863. He died on November 30, 1887.[1] See also
Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Samuel Hinks, MSA SC 3520-12475|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012475/html/12475bio.html|website=Maryland State Archives Website|publisher=Maryland State Archives|accessdate=July 2012|date=20 May 2002}} 2. ^Andrews, p.475 3. ^1 Andrews, p.476 4. ^1 2 Andrews, p.477 References
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