Lyman Gillett Hinckley (April 13, 1832 – November 26, 1887) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 30th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.
[1][2][3] His father was a noted anti-slavery activist and served in local offices including assistant judge of the Orange County court.
[6] In 1852, he began attendance at Dartmouth College while teaching school and selling books and newspaper subscriptions door-to-door to pay his tuition.
[10] After the October 1864 St. Albans Raid, the northernmost action of the American Civil War, Vermont created a militia division to aid in border security.
Hinckley joined the 2nd Brigade as judge advocate with the rank of first lieutenant, and he served from April 1865 until the militia was discharged in 1866.