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Stewart Hinckley

Republican

Picture of Stewart Hinckley
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1946 Republican AD-73 21812 Win
11-02-1948 Republican AD-73 32274 Win
11-07-1950 Republican AD-73 32899 Win
11-04-1952 Republican AD-73 51393 Win
11-06-1962 Republican AD-73 42948 Win
11-03-1964 Republican AD-73 62696 Win
11-08-1966 Republican AD-73 58202 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

L. Stewart Hinckley
Born: November 23, 1902 in Bryn Mawr, CA
Married: Bertha Craig (in 1927)
Children: Nancy Silberberger and Stewart Craig
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died (in office): May 8, 1968 near Page, Arizona

1954: Resigned from the State Assembly on July 31.
1954-1961: Director, Farmers Home Administration (USDA)
1958: Campaign Manager, William F. Knowland for Governor campaign

  • Hinckley and his wife died when their private airplane, a Navion A (tail number N91105) experienced engine failure and crashed. The airplane experienced a complete engine failure which led to a forced landing on uneven terrain half a mile from the airport at Page Municipal Airport in Arizona.

Source: California Blue Book (1954), (1963)
Source: "Hinckley may run Knownland campaign" by Don Shannon, Los Angeles Times (8/1/1958) p. 2
Source: "Rites Slated for Hinckley, Wife" by Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times (5/10/1969) p. A10
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database report for incident LAX69A0062 [website] (accessed 10/7/2011)