Background
Hankins, Freeman was born on September 30, 1917 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Son of Oliver and Anna (Pyles) Hankins.
State Senator funeral director
Hankins, Freeman was born on September 30, 1917 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Son of Oliver and Anna (Pyles) Hankins.
Graduate, Dolans College Embalming, 1945. Student, Selden Institute, Brunswick. Student, Temple University.
Member Pennsylvania House Representatives, 1961—1967, Pennsylvania State Senate, since 1967. Served with MC United States Army, 1944-1947.
Life member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Leader Philadelphia Sixth Ward Democratic Committee. Board trustees Lincoln University, Stephen Smith Nursing Home.
Board directors Belmont Improvement Association, Mercy Douglas Hospital. Advisory committee Bureau Visually Handicapped, Gov's. Republican; board member Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority.
Governor's representative to board dirs Mercy Douglas Human Services Center. President Rafters Charities Pennsylvania Association Retarded Citizens. Treasurer Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Member of American Veterans of World World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Pennsylvania State Mayors' Association, Humanitarian Association, American Legion, Keystone Funeral Directors Association, Quaker City Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Association, Elks, Mason.
Married Dorothy Pyles Hankins, April 20, 1939. 1 child Bernadette.