Mr. Frederic H. Hynes, who is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in New Haven, was born February 26, 1890, in Meriden, Connecticut, a son of Mathew H. and Mary (Morrison) Hynes. The father was a native of Massachusetts, a son of John Hynes. The founder of the American branch of the family was of Irish birth and came to Massachusetts in the early part of the seventeenth century. Mathew H. Hynes has devoted his life to the banking business and is still a valued and honored resident of New Haven. He wedded Miss Mary Morrison. a native of Connecticut and a daughter of John Morrison, who was born in this state and was of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Hynes became the parents of three children: Frederic H., Mabel F. and Madeline.

Dr. Hynes graduated from the high school of New Haven with the class of 1909, and then entered Tufts College Medical School at Boston, Massachusetts, where he was graduated in 1913 with the M. D. degree. After his graduation he spent two years in the St. Elizabeth's Hospital at Boston and then returned to New Haven, where he began a general practice and has since continued an active representative of the profession. While one of the younger members of his profession he has made steady progress, demonstrating his ability to cope with intricate and involved professional problems.

In politics Dr. Hynes is a republican but has never been active as an office seeker. He belongs to St. Mary's Roman Catholic church and holds membership with the Knights of Columbus. Along strictly professional lines he is connected with the New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut State and American Medical Associations, and thus keeps in touch with the advanced thoughts and problems of the profession. He is surgeon of the fire board and clinical assistant in surgery at Yale, and. while engaged in a general practice, he is displaying marked ability in surgery and might well specialize in that field.