Richard Hines

Richard Hines (June 25, 1792 –November 20, 1851) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Tarboro, North Carolina on June 25, 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and practiced in Raleigh, North Carolina; member of the State house of commons, 1824; elected to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Raleigh, N.C., and died there November 20, 1851; interment in the Old City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.