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Hinckley

British  
/ ˈhɪŋklɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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George Mason, who is originally from Hinckley in Leicestershire, has vascular dementia as well as vascular parkinsonism and lives in a specialist care facility.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Hinckley visits at least once a year, but he doesn’t gamble and spends his time at nicer properties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

In June 1982, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a psychiatric facility; he was fully released from federal custody in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Bay Area companies offer some of the best coverage in the nation for egg freezing and fertility treatment as an incentive to recruit talented young workers, Hinckley said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025

He escaped, then moved north to Minnesota, where he died in the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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