Background
Hinckley, George W. was born on July 27, 1853 in Guilford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Walter and Sally Eliza (Lee) Hinckley.
Hinckley, George W. was born on July 27, 1853 in Guilford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Walter and Sally Eliza (Lee) Hinckley.
Educated Guilford Institute and Connecticut State Normal School. Honorary Master of Arts, Colby College, 1912, Doctor of Laws, 1939. Doctor of Divinity, Bowdoin College, 1927.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1880. Pastor, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1880-1882, Windsor, Connecticut, 1882-1884. Missionary American South.S. Union, in Maine, 3 years, and Maine state evangelist, 3 years.
Founder, 1888, and since editor Good Will Record.
Founder, 1889, Good Will Homes and School.
Member National Executive Committee Boy Scouts American, 2 years.
Married Harriet Elmer Palmer, August 12, 1880. Children: Alice Louise, Walter Palmer, Edward Benjamin, Faith Jayne.