Jon Clifton HINSON, Congress, MS (1942-1995)

HINSON, Jon Clifton, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Tylertown, Walthall County, Miss., March 16, 1942; attended the Walthall County public schools; B.A., University of Mississippi, 1964; United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1964-1970; aide to United States Representative Charles Griffin of Mississippi, 1968-1973; aide to United States Representative Thad Cochran of Mississippi, 1973-1977; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-April 13, 1981); resigned on April 13, 1981; died on July 21, 1995, in Silver Spring, Md.; remains were cremated.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present