John L. Hines

John Leonard Hines
General John L. Hines
Born	(1868-05-21)May 21, 1868 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Died	October 13, 1968(1968-10-13) (aged 100) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 7, Lot 8001
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1891–1932
Rank	General (ret.)
Commands held	1st Brigade, 1st Division 5th Division 2nd Division VIII Corps Area Army Chief of Staff IX Corps Area Department of the Philippines
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Légion d'honneur Croix de guerre

John Leonard Hines (May 21, 1868 – October 13, 1968) was an American soldier who served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1924 to 1926.

Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to Irish parents, Edward and Mary, Hines graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry on June 12, 1891. His first assignment was to the 2nd Infantry Regiment. Hines served with the regiment in Nebraska and Montana from 1891 to 1898 where he married Harriet Schofield "Rita" Wherry, one of the daughters of Brigadier General William M. Wherry and Alice Grammer.

Hines served in Cuba during the Spanish–American War and in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. In 1898 he was elected as a Veteran Companion of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars.

He was adjutant of the Mexican Punitive Expedition in 1916–17 under General John J. Pershing.

During World War I, Hines experienced a meteoric rise in rank as he was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in May 1917, then to colonel (November 1917), brigadier general (April 1918), and, in August 1918, to temporary major general—four grades in 16 months. He assumed successively larger commands—from regiment to brigade, division, and finally, corps.