Harry Hinde
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| Born | September 17, 1865 Mount Carmel, Illinois, US |
| Died | September 21, 1942 (aged 77) Riverside, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Store Owner, Entrepreneur, aircraft designer, patent holder, and Inventor |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Estella Hinde |
| Children | Margaret Hinde Hibbs, Marion Hinde Hamilton, Charles(C.C.) Hinde, and Craven (C.K.) Hinde |
| Parent(s) | Edmund C. Hinde & Phoebe Martin Hinde |
| Relatives | Charles T. Hinde (uncle) Thomas S. Hinde (grandfather) Dr.Thomas Hinde (great-grandfather) Frederick Hinde Zimmerman (cousin), Judge Charles H. Constable |
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Harry H. Hinde (September 17, 1865 – September 21, 1942) was a Missouri State Representative, businessman, aircraft designer, patent holder, and inventor.
Harry Hinde was the son of Edmund C. Hinde and Phobe Martin Hinde. His grandfather was Thomas S. Hinde the founder of Mount Carmel, Illinois. Harry Hinde attended local schools in Mount Carmel. After completing his schooling Hinde and his cousin Frederick Hinde Zimmerman operated a general store in Arkansas for a short time. The business failed and both left Arkansas in search of new business opportunities. Harry moved to Kansas City, Missouri and began work in the newspaper and printing business. He was employed in the newspaper business for three years until he was elected to public office.
Sometime before 1905 Hinde was elected to the Missouri State Legislature. He was elected as a member from Kansas City, Missouri. He served multiple terms in the legislature before eventually deciding to relocate to California in 1905. He became a citizen of Riverside, California in 1907.
Hinde was an active inventor and aircraft designer during his life and received several patents. Primarily he concentrated his efforts on inventing monoplane models of airplanes in the early 1900s. Hinde was a member of the Aero Club of California in the early 1900s. He invented a "heavier than air" machine for which he received several patents. Experts of the day claimed that the invention revolutionized aerial navigation. According to one source Harry Hinde spent over 17 years studying aeronautics.
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