Abel James Hindle

Abel James Hindle was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Willow [Bunch (provincial electoral district)|Willow Bunch] in the Legislative [Assembly of Saskatchewan] from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal Party|Liberal].
He was born in Churchill, Ontario, the son of Abel James Hindle and Mary Ann McKay, and was educated in Owen [Sound, Ontario|Owen Sound]. His grandparents had come to Canada from Lancashire, England. In 1898, Hindle married Minnie Sinclair. He operated a large farm west of Owen Sound until 1911, when the Hindles moved to Saskatchewan. They settled on a homestead west of Moose Jaw. Hindle was reeve of the rural municipality of Stonehenge No. [73, Saskatchewan|Stonehenge] from 1914 and 1915. He resigned his seat in 1925 to allow James Albert Cross to be elected to the provincial assembly. He later moved to Regina.