He was elected as the Democratic representative from Arkansas 's 1st congressional district in the Thirty - sixth Congress from March 4 , 1859 to March 4 , 1861 .
Hindman then served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856 .
Hindman was elected as the Democratic representative from Arkansas 's 1st congressional district in the Thirty - sixth Congress from March 4 , 1859 to March 4 , 1861 .
Hindman then served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856 .