John Nelson Hinkle (January 11, 1854 – October 25, 1905) was the 34th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 31st person to serve in that office. He was elected on April 1, 1901 and served Columbus for one term. He sought re-election for a second term. The opposing candidate, Republican nominee Robert H. Jeffrey, defeated in*bent mayor Hinkle. Jeffrey took office on May 4, 1903. He died on October 25, 1905.

References

Bibliography

• "Columbus; Campaign Ends in Cleveland". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. April 5, 1903. p.:25. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
• Columbus Police Benevolent *ociation (1908). History of the Police Department of Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio.
• Egger, Charles, ed. (1975). Columbus Mayors (PDF). Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Citizen-Journal.
• "Hinkle, John N (1854-10/25/1905)". Columbus in Historic Photographs. Columbus. Ohio: Columbus Metropolitan Library. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
• "Mayor Hinkle Defeated". The Ohio Democrat. Logan, Ohio: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. April 9, 1903. p.:1, col. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

External links

• John Nelson Hinkle at Find a Grave
• John Nelson Hinkle at Political Graveyard