He served overseas as a First Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Railroad Engineers from May 1917 to September 1919 during and immediately after World War I. He was then discharged as a captain in the Corps of Engineers. He served as laborer, salesman, and manager in automotive manufacturing in Chicago from 1920 to 1926. He also engaged in investment banking in 1927 and 1928.
Hinshaw moved to Pasadena, California in 1929 and engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.
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He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1956. He had been renominated in the June 1956 primary election. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Hinshaw was a member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the Joint Atomic Energy Committee, and the Congressional Air Policy Board (Vice-chairman, 1947[1]). He received the Air Force Association's Citation of Honor in 1948,[2] and in 1953 Hinshaw received the National Aeronautic Association's Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy "For his service as a Member of the House of Representatives in fostering the sound and consistent growth of aviation in all its forms, so that it might become a deterrent to war and that it might increasingly become an important carrier of the people and the commerce of the world."[3]
^John W. McCormack (Rep. Massachusetts) in "Carl Hinshaw, Late a Representative from California," p. 36
^"National Aeronautic Association Awards, Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Winners 1948 – 1959" . Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-11-13. (retrieved 13-Nov-2011).
"Carl Hinshaw, Late a Representative from California," Memorial Services, Eighty-Fifth Congress, First Session (United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1957)
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A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Carl Hinshaw" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
carl, hinshaw, john, july, 1894, august, 1956, united, states, representative, from, california, from, 1939, 1956, john, member, theu, house, representativesfrom, californiain, office, january, 1939, august, 1956preceded, byjohn, mcgroartysucceeded, allen, smi. John Carl Hinshaw July 28 1894 August 5 1956 was a United States representative from California from 1939 to 1956 John Carl HinshawMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom CaliforniaIn office January 3 1939 August 5 1956Preceded byJohn S McGroartySucceeded byH Allen SmithConstituency11th district 1939 1943 20th district 1943 1956 Personal detailsBorn 1894 07 28 July 28 1894Chicago Illinois U S DiedAugust 5 1956 1956 08 05 aged 62 Bethesda Maryland U S Resting placeRock Creek CemeteryWashington D C U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materPrinceton University BA University of Michigan Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Congress 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Chicago Illinois son of William Wade and Anna Williams Hinshaw He attended the public schools and Valparaiso University He graduated from Princeton University in 1916 and pursued a postgraduate course in business administration at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor He served overseas as a First Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Railroad Engineers from May 1917 to September 1919 during and immediately after World War I He was then discharged as a captain in the Corps of Engineers He served as laborer salesman and manager in automotive manufacturing in Chicago from 1920 to 1926 He also engaged in investment banking in 1927 and 1928 Hinshaw moved to Pasadena California in 1929 and engaged in the real estate and insurance business He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1936 to the Seventy fifth Congress Congress edit He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3 1939 until his death in Bethesda Maryland in 1956 He had been renominated in the June 1956 primary election He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D C Hinshaw was a member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce the Joint Atomic Energy Committee and the Congressional Air Policy Board Vice chairman 1947 1 He received the Air Force Association s Citation of Honor in 1948 2 and in 1953 Hinshaw received the National Aeronautic Association s Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy For his service as a Member of the House of Representatives in fostering the sound and consistent growth of aviation in all its forms so that it might become a deterrent to war and that it might increasingly become an important carrier of the people and the commerce of the world 3 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1950 99 References edit Guide to the Records of the U S House of Representatives at the National Archives 1789 1989 Record Group 233 Chapter 23 Records of the Joint Committees of Congress 1789 1968 Record Group 128 https www archives gov legislative guide house chapter 23 joint aviation policy board html Archived 2020 11 01 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 13 Nov 2011 John W McCormack Rep Massachusetts in Carl Hinshaw Late a Representative from California p 36 National Aeronautic Association Awards Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Winners 1948 1959 NAA National Aeronautic Association Archived from the original on 2012 04 05 Retrieved 2011 11 13 retrieved 13 Nov 2011 Sources editUnited States Congress Carl Hinshaw id H000640 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Carl Hinshaw Late a Representative from California Memorial Services Eighty Fifth Congress First Session United States Government Printing Office Washington 1957 External links editA film clip Longines Chronoscope with Carl Hinshaw is available for viewing at the Internet ArchiveU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn S McGroarty Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 11th congressional district1939 1943 Succeeded byGeorge E OutlandPreceded byEdouard V M Izac Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 20th congressional district1943 1956 Succeeded byH Allen Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Hinshaw amp oldid 1178535768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
