Following his retirement from parliament he continued to be active in local politics, and was Mayor of Carmarthen in 1925–1926. In 1927 he gave a parcel of land to the town of Carmarthen as a recreation ground, now known as Parc Hinds. He was also active in many voluntary and charitable organisations including the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, National Eisteddfod Association, the London Welsh Literary Union and the London Welsh Charitable Aid Society. A Baptist by religion, he held the post of president of the Baptist Union of Wales and was a prominent freemason.