Peter Francis Hines (November 30, 1927 – October 9, 1984) was an American attorney and politician who served on the Boston City Council from 1958 to 1968.
He served as state representative and as an aide to Mayor John Hynes and was known for his work in establishing the Festival of Lights holiday celebration on the Boston Common which continues to this day.
Malden, MA) raised four children in the same Holy Name Parish, West Roxbury, in which the Hines grew up.
Dorothy Hines is a graduate of Emmanuel College and pursued a long and successful career as an editor (Little Brown & Co., Parkway Transcript) and public relations/communications professional (St. Elizabeth's Hospital, New England Financial, Fidelity Investments).
Peter (Lexington, MA) works in the restaurant business in Boston for Starwood and is a graduate of the University of PA (MA, Fine Arts); Elizabeth (Roslindale, MA) works in the nonprofit industry and is a graduate of Williams College (BA, English Literature, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and Oxford University, UK (MA, English Literature); Douglas (Cincinnati, OH) is a sales executive with Fidelity Investments, and is a graduate of Hamilton College (BA, Political Science); Matthew (San Mateo, CA) is a silicon valley marketing professional and former online technology journalist (CNET News.com, IDG, Dow Jones & Co.) and is a graduate of Saint Michael's College (BA, English Literature).