Hinds, Asher
Asher Crosby Hinds (1863-1919) a U.S. Representative, was born in Benton on February 6, 1863. He attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute, was graduated from Colby College in 1883. He began newspaper work in Portland in 1884. Hinds became clerk to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1889-1891), and clerk…