| Full name | William Peart Hinton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 August 1953 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Stockbroker | ||||||||||||||||
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William Peart Hinton (27 October 1882 — 29 August 1953) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Educated at Wesley College Dublin, Hinton played his rugby for Old Wesley and was a specialist fullback. He was a permanent fixture in the Ireland team between 1907 and 1912, gaining a total of 16 caps.[1]
Hinton served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Irish Regiment during World War I and in 1915 was reported as having been killed, when he had instead suffered minor shrapnel injuries to his head.[2][3]
A stockbroker by profession, Hinton served a term as president of the IRFU in 1920–21.[1]