Philip W. Hiden

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Philip W. Hiden
Personal details
Born
Philip Wallace Hiden

(1872-04-05)April 5, 1872
Orange, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1936(1936-10-25) (aged 64)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Known forMayor of Newport News, Virginia

Philip Wallace Hiden (April 5, 1872 – October 25, 1936) was a businessman and mayor of Newport News, Virginia.

Hiden, whose earlier ancestors from Watford, England used the spelling Hyden,[1] was born in Orange, Virginia. He married[when?] Martha Woodroof (1883–1959), daughter of Jesse Alphonso Woodroof and Susan (Graves) Woodroof. She was, in her own right, a researcher, genealogist, and historian who established the city library system's Virginia collection.[2] The couple had three children children.

References

  1. ^ McGhan, with an introduction by John Frederick Dorman ; indexed by Judith (1981). Genealogies of Virginia families : from Tyler's quarterly historical and genealogical magazine. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 177. ISBN 9780806309477. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Woodward, Eddie (January 18, 2017). "Court Records Preservation Pioneers: Martha Woodroof Hiden".
Preceded by Mayor of Newport News
1920–1924
Succeeded by