Background
Hinson, Walter Benwell was born in 1862 in in England. Son of Thomas C. and Mary L. (Benwell) Hinson.
Hinson, Walter Benwell was born in 1862 in in England. Son of Thomas C. and Mary L. (Benwell) Hinson.
Educated Hulme Cliff College and East London College, England. Master of Arts, Acadia U., Nova Scoti, 1890. Doctor of Divinity, Linfield College, Oregon, 1910.
Doctor of Divinity, Whitman College, Washington, 1911.
Came to America, 1883. Ordained Baptist ministry. Pastorates at Montreal, Canada, San Diego, California, The White Temple, Portland, Oregon, and The East Side Baptist Church, Portland, since 1909.
Trustee and lecturer, Linfield College.
Married Ethelwynne Wadsworth, Montreal, Canada, 1898. Children: Jean Dorothy, Kathleen Marie, Marjorie Austin, Lorraine, Walter Douglas.