City: Nashville
HINDS, John I. D., Professor of Chemistry; born Guilford County, N. C., December 13, 1847; Scotch, Irish and English descent; son of John and Rhoda (Webb) HINDS; father was a physician and Cumberland Presbyterian minister; paternal grandparents Simeon and Elizabeth (Stone) HINDS, maternal grandparents Meredith and Rachel (Green) WEBB; educated Cumberland University, Harvard University and University of Berlin; graduated from Cumberland University with A.B., A.M. and C.E. degrees, June 1873; was made Honorary Ph.D. at Lincoln University, LL.D at Cumberland University; in early life he was a farmer and later taught school; married Mary B. Atkins LINDSLEY, November 21, 1880; 32d degree Mason and Knight Templar; member the American Chemical Society, the German Chemical Society, Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science; member of Advisory Council Simplified Spelling Board; Professor of Physical Science Cumberland University 1873 to 1899; was Superintendent of Platform, Monteagle Assembly, 1891-98; Acting President Peabody College for Teachers, 1909-10; is now Professor of Chemistry University of Nashville and Peabody College, having held this chair since 1899; author of “The Use of Tobacco,” “Charles Darwin,” “Inorganic Chemistry,” “Chemistry by Experiment,” “Qualitative Analysis;” is also a contributor to numerous scientific and literary journals; member Presbyterian Church, having been Superintendent of Sunday School at Lebanon for twenty years.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
