Abel James Hindle

Abel James Hindle (1870–1954) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan.^[1] He represented Willow Bunch in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal.

He was born in Churchill, Ontario, the son of Abel James Hindle and Mary Ann McKay, and was educated in Owen Sound.^[2] His grandparents had come to Canada from Lancashire, England.^[3] In 1898, Hindle married Minnie Sinclair.^[2] 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.^[3] Hindle was reeve of the rural municipality of Stonehenge from 1914 and 1915.^[2] He resigned his seat in 1925 to allow James Albert Cross to be elected to the provincial assembly.^[4] He later moved to Regina.^[3]