Robert H. Hinckley

[1] For some of his earliest years Hinckley lived in Ann Arbor while his father pursued his education at the University of Michigan.

After his graduation from BYU in 1916, Hinckley joined the faculty of North Sanpete High School in Mount Pleasant, Utah.

Hinckley, a lifelong Democrat,[2] entered politics with his election as a member of the Utah State Legislature from Sanpete County in 1918.

While there Hinckley oversaw the building of the Washington National Airport and the formation of the Civilian Pilot Training Program.

It was while there he worked to found the Hinckley Institute of Politics, including getting Noble and his foundation to put up a large part of the money for it.

In 1977, BYU Press published Hinckley's autobiography entitled I'd Rather Be Born Lucky Than Rich which was co-authored with JoAnn Jacobsen Wells.

After he returned to Utah he helped run the family Dodge business and succeeded his father as director of the board for the Hinckley Institute.