James Hinton was an English surgeon and author. He was the father of mathematician Charles Howard Hinton. He was an outspoken advocate of polygamy. He appears as a character in some fictional accounts of the 19th-century English serial murderer known as Jack the Ripper.
- Occupation
- philosopher, writer, otologist, surgeon
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- November 26, 1822, 1822
- Died
- December 16, 1875, 1875
