John Hinds (politician)

[3] In 1887 he moved to Blackheath in the south eastern suburbs of London where he founded the highly successful drapery firm of Hinds and Company.

[1][2] He began to search for a parliamentary seat in Wales and early in 1910 came close to being selected as Liberal candidate for Merthyr Tydfil.

[6] Later that year, John Lloyd Morgan, the Liberal MP for West Carmarthenshire was made a judge and stood down as candidate for the second General Election of 1910.

[8] Henry Jones-Davies, who was both a prominent member of Carmarthenshire County Council and brother-in-law of the late Liberal politician, Tom Ellis led at each stage of the voting at a selection conference held at Water Street Chapel, Carmarthen.

It was initially suggested that the Rev Arthur Fuller Mills, chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council, would contest the seat as an independent but the rumour proved unfounded.

[10] Once he had been selected as candidate, Hinds was virtually assured of election to Parliament, even though there were initial concerns that the Liberals would take the contest for granted.

Upon the approach of Hinds's motor car the historic horn apparently used at the time of the Rebecca Riots was sounded and a torchlight procession formed.

[2][4] In 1927 he gave a parcel of land to the town of Carmarthen as a recreation ground, now known as Parc Hinds.