Hinson, Jon Clifton, 1942-1995

Jon Clifton Hinson (March 16, 1942 – July 21, 1995) was an American legislative assistant, gay rights activist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981.

Born in Tylertown, Walthall County, Mississippi, he attended public schools in Walthall County before earning a B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve after graduation, serving from 1964 to 1970. Hinson worked on the U.S. House staff as a doorman in 1967, and then served on the staffs of representatives Charles H. Griffin, a Democrat, and Thad Cochran, a Republican. After Cochran's election to the Senate, Hinson was elected to his House seat.

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