William J. Hynes
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William Joseph Hynes (March 31, 1843 - April 2, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Born in County Clare, Ireland, Hynes immigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in New York. He attended the public schools of Massachusetts. Learned the art of printing. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Hynes was elected as a Liberal Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He moved to Chicago in 1876 and resumed the practice of his profession. He retired from the practice of law in 1910 and moved to Los Angeles, California, where he remained until his death, April 2, 1915. He was interred in Calvary vault.H.
