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Phillip Wallace Hiden (1872-1936). He served as the mayor of the independent city of Newport News from 1920 to 1924. He was the first mayor of to serve under the City Council-City Manager form of government, as opposed to being directly elected.

Prior to serving as mayor, he was also a land baron, and owned the Hiden Storage and Forwarding Company. After his death, his daughter Woodroof divided one 200-acre (0.81 km2) parcel into a residential area. This area was developed came to be known as Hidenwood. [1] It currently borders Christopher Newport University to the west.

Martha Woodroof Hiden (1888-1959), his widow, along with the widow of Homer L. Ferguson, (who had also been a President of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company and is credited with initating development of Hilton Village), cut a symbolic ribbon at the ceremony that merged the cities of Newport News and Warwick on July 1, 1958.

References

  1. ^ Hidenwood neighborhood history marker-Newport News VA
Preceded by Mayor of Newport News
1920–1924 		Succeeded by
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