James Robert Hindman (February 4, 1839 – October 12, 1912) was an American politician who served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under J. Proctor Knott from 1883 to 1887. He was born in

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in 1839. In 1883, he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving a full four-year term under

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J. Proctor Knott, a Democrat. The city of Hindman in Knott County, Kentucky is named after him.

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James Robert Hindman entry
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* 1839 births 1912 deaths Kentucky Democrats Lieutenant governors of Kentucky People from Bourbon County, Kentucky 19th-century American legislators {{Kentucky-politician-stub