Ken Hinchey (September 9, 1912 – April 21, 1994) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served one term as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1955 to 1956.
Ken Hinchey was born September 9, 1912, in Fern Hill, Tacoma, Washington.
Hinchey started a number of businesses in Alaska, including Northern Transfer, the Black and White Restaurant, Alaska Aggregate Corporation, Idealaska Cement, and Pacific Western Lines.
He also mined gold in Hope, invented machines, and transported oil from Valdez to Fairbanks for the military during World War II.
He advocated statehood for the Territory of Alaska and building a dam on the Cook Inlet causeway.