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| preceded=W. E. "Bill" Dykes
| preceded=W. E. "Bill" Dykes
| succeeded=[[Tom Schedler]]
| succeeded=[[Tom Schedler]]
| office2=Member, Slidell City Council (St. Tammany Parish)
| office2=Member, Slidell City Council<br> (St. Tammany Parish)
| term_start2=1968
| term_start2=1968
| term_end2=1984
| term_end2=1984
|death_place=Slidell, Louisiana
|death_place=Slidell, Louisiana
| resting_place=Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidell
| resting_place=Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidell
| alma_mater=Slidell High School<br>
| alma_mater=Slidell High School
Southeastern Louisiana University<br>
Southeastern Louisiana University<br>
Texas Chiropractic College
Texas Chiropractic College
Long involved in community affairs, Hinton was a member of the Jaycees, the American Legion, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks lodge. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Slidell.<ref name=obit/> Prior to his state Senate service, Hinton served for sixteen years on the Slidell City Council.<ref name=chiro/> Former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] also began his political career on the city council. So did later District 90 State Representative and Slidell Mayor [[Greg Cromer]].
Long involved in community affairs, Hinton was a member of the Jaycees, the American Legion, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks lodge. He was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Slidell.<ref name=obit/> Prior to his state Senate service, Hinton served for sixteen years on the Slidell City Council.<ref name=chiro/> Former Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] also began his political career on the city council. So did later District 90 State Representative and Slidell Mayor [[Greg Cromer]].
==Senatorial service==
Hinton was elected to the Senate in 1983 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], having defeated another Democrat, Roy K. Burns, 15,161 votes (53.4 percent) to 13,224 (46.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 1983.</ref> The District 11 seat had previously been held by Democrat W. E. "Bill" Dykes of St. Helena Parish, who did not seek reelection after he was moved into the neighboring District 12 held by veteran Senate powerhouse [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa in Washington Parish.
Hinton was elected to the Senate in 1983 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], having defeated another Democrat, Roy K. Burns, 15,161 votes (53.4 percent) to 13,224 (46.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 1983.</ref> The District 11 seat had previously been held by Democrat W. E. "Bill" Dykes of St. Helena Parish, who did not seek reelection after he was moved into the neighboring District 12 held by veteran Senate powerhouse [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa in Washington Parish.