Background
Hinds, Asher Crosby was born on February 6, 1863 in Benton, Maine, United States. Son of Albert Dwelly and Charlotte (Flagg) H.
United States representative politician
Hinds, Asher Crosby was born on February 6, 1863 in Benton, Maine, United States. Son of Albert Dwelly and Charlotte (Flagg) H.
He attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute. Hinds graduated from Colby College in 1883, then began newspaper work in Portland in 1884.
He was appointed as a clerk to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891. He then became clerk at the Speaker’s table 1895-1911. He was editor of the Rules, Manual, and Digest of the House of Representatives in 1899 and of Hinds’ Precedents of the House of Representatives 1908.
Hinds was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917).
He resided in Washington, District of Columbia until his death on May 1, 1919. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.
Member editorial staff Portland (Maine) Daily Advertiser, 1884-1885, Portland Press, 1885-1902. Member 62d to 64th Congresses (1911-1917), 1st Maine District.
Married Harriet Louise Estey, September 3, 1891.