Hinckley

Leicestershire market town

Hinckley is a surname and place name.

Several towns bear the name, most notably in Leicestershire, England.

In American memory, the name evokes John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Reagan in 1981.

Gordon B.

Hinckley led the Mormon church as its president from 1995 to 2008.

assassin

Reagan

American presidential surname

assassination attemptEffort to kill a prominent figure
1981A calendar year
Washington D.C.United States capital city

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town

Leicestershire

Midlands county in England

MidlandsEngland's central region
EnglandLargest British country
market townSettlement with regular trading

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surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

ancestryFamily line of descent
family nameHereditary portion of identity
lineageDescent from progenitors

heritage · kinship · English origin · patronymic · pedigree · ancestors · relatives · family tree

Categories

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MidlandsBirmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Staffordshire
Minnesota TownsDuluth, Brainerd, Chisholm, Walker, Bagley
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Medina CountyMedina, Brunswick, Lodi, Seville, Westfield
Mohawk ValleyUtica, Amsterdam, Johnstown, Frankfort, Mohawk

Opposites

protector vs. attacker of political figures

HinckleySecret Service agent

Federal bodyguard for leaders

bodyguard · security detail

successful vs. failed assassination

HinckleyLee Harvey Oswald

John Wilkes Booth

role in assassination attempt

HinckleyRonald Reagan

Secret Service · protector · victim · target

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