Robert H. Hinckley (June 8, 1891 – 1988) was involved in aviation and politics. He founded the Hinckley Institute of Politics. Biography Hinckley was the son of Edwin S. Hinckley and Adeline Henry. For some of his earliest years Hinckley lived in Ann Arbor while his father pursued his education at the University of Michigan. During most of his youth, Hinckley lived in Provo, Utah, where his father was a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He graduated from Brigham Young High School, the high school affiliate of BYU, in 1910. Hinckley then served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany. Hinckley first flew in 1913 with Melli Beese in Berlin, Germany, about the time of the end of Hinckley's LDS mission. After his mission, Hinckley continued his studies at BYU receiving a bachelor's degree in 1916. In June 1915, Hinckley married Abrelia Clarissa Seely. After his graduation from BYU in 1916, Hinckley joined the faculty of North Sanpete High School in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He also formed the Seely-Hinckley Automobile Company, a car dealership, with some of his in-laws. Hinckley, a lifelong Democrat, entered politics with his election as a member of the Utah State Legislature from Sanpete County in 1918. He also served as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Utah beginning in 1923. In 1927 he moved to Ogden, Utah. Here he founded the car dealership Robert H. Hinckley Dodge, Inc. He was also one of the organizers of Utah-Pacific Airways, which, among other things, pioneered air support in fighting forest fires. In 1931 Hinckley was appointed to a government advisory committee on relief. In 1933 he was appointed the director of the Utah Emergency Relief program by governor Henry H. Blood. He later served as director of the Western Region for the Works Progress Administration. In 1938 Hinckley was appointed to the Civil Aeronautics Authority by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The next year he was appointed head of this organization. While there Hinckley oversaw the building of the Washington National Airport and the formation of the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Hinckley also served as the assistant secretary of commerce in the Roosevelt administration. In 1944 Hinckley was appointed as head of contract settlement to bring a fair and reasonable end to war contracts after the war. Subsequently, he worked with Edward J. Noble in founding the American Broadcasting Company. Hinckley served many years