Hugh Anderson Dinsmore | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. McRae |
| Succeeded by | John C. Floyd |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Peel |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Reid |
| United States Consul General to Korea | |
| In office April 13, 1887 – May 26, 1890 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | William Harwar Parker |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Heard |
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| Born | December 24, 1850 (1850-12-24) Cave Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1930 (1930-05-03) (aged 79) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Le Grand Fisher Dinsmore |
| Children | Hamilton A. Dinsmore |
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Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (December 24, 1850 – May 2, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as and aU.S. Representative fromArkansas from 1893 to 1905.
He was a vocal opponent of theAnnexation of Hawaii.
Born atCave Springs, Arkansas, Dinsmore was the son of Alexander Winchester and Catherine Anderson Dinsmore. He attended private schools in Benton and Washington Counties. He married Elizabeth Le Grand Fisher of St. Louis, Missouri, on May 25, 1883. They had one son, Hamilton; and though Elizabeth died on June 19, 1886, he never remarried.[1]
Dinsmore worked as a store clerk and later a traveling salesman for a St. Louis firm. Deciding to become a lawyer, he persuaded Samuel N. Elliott of Bentonville to proctor him. In 1872 Governor Elisha Baxter appointed him the eleventh Benton County Circuit Court clerk. He resigned in 1874, when he wasadmitted to the bar, and the following year, he moved to Fayetteville, where he entered into a law partnership withDavid Walker. In 1878, he was elected prosecuting attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, and served until 1884.
In January 1887, Dinsmore was appointed by President Cleveland as Minister Resident and consul general to the Kingdom of Korea and served until May 25, 1890. Because of his acquaintance with Korea and Korean matters, he was sought out by a youngSyngman Rhee in January 1905, while he was on his diplomatic mission United States to secure aid for Korea against Japanese annexation. Dinsmore succeeded in getting Rhee a brief meeting with Secretary of StateJohn Hay, but Rhee's mission would ultimately end in failure.[2]
After he resumed the practice of law inFayetteville, Arkansas, Dinsmore was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1905.[3][4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904 to theFifty-ninth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law inFayetteville, Arkansas, and in later years devoted most of his time to the management of his farming interests. He served as member of the board of trustees of theUniversity of Arkansas.[5]
Dinsmore died in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 2, 1930 (age 79 years, 129 days). He isinterred at Evergreen Cemetery,Fayetteville, Arkansas.[6]
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| Preceded by | Resident Minister to theKingdom of Korea 1887 – 1890 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 5th congressional district 1893 – 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 3rd congressional district 1903 – 1905 | Succeeded by |
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