Background
Hindman, James Edward was born on July 6, 1875 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Adam and Anna (Brenaman) Hindman.
Hindman, James Edward was born on July 6, 1875 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Adam and Anna (Brenaman) Hindman.
Student Franklin and Marshall Academy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, special student Franklin and Marshall College, 1896-1897. Bachelor of Philosophy, Lafayette College, 1903, Master of Science (honorary), 1903. Master of Laws, Dickinson School of Law, 1949.
Bachelor of Laws, Pittsburgh Law School, 1903.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1903, and since practiced in Pittsburgh under own name. Director North. American Refractories Company, Ward Baking Company, State Theatres Corporation, Crystal Amusement Company, Times Theatres Corporation Solicitor, Borough of Wilkinsburg, in charge of grade crossing elimination work, 1911-1916, Wilkins Township, 1914-1917. School district, Borough of Wilkinsburg, 1905-1950.
State examiner for law for Certified Public Accountants’s, 1916-1918, Allegheny County Board Law Examiners, 1931-1934.
Member Committee on Offenses and Grievances of Common Pleas Court, 1935-1940. Trustee Western Pennsylvania School for Deaf, Dickinson School Law.
Life trustee and founder Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundn. Established Robert Boyd Ward Home for Children, 1918.
Served as chairman legal advisory board, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, World War I. Member American Judicature Society, National Geography Society, American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County bar associations, History Society Western Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania History Association, Pennsylvania Society of New York, Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Chirurgical Mason.; Clubs: University, Edgewood Country.
Married Martha Ward, October 6, 1915. Children: James Edward, Martha Elizabeth (Mrs Rollin T. White, Junior.