John F. Kinney
John F. Kinney | |
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William H. Hooper | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah | |
| In office 1854–1857 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| In office 1860–1863 | |
| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
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| Born | John Fitch Kinney April 2, 1816 New Haven, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1902 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouses | Hannah Hall (m. 1838–1895)Lucy Jane Leonard
(m. 1899–1902) |
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John Fitch Kinney (April 2, 1816 – August 16, 1902) was a prominent American
Biography
He was born in New Haven, New York, the fourth child and second son of Stephen Fitch Kinney (1789–1872) and Abby Brockway (1788–1824). Having completed public school and a more select school, he entered the Oswego Academy at age 16. After two years of higher learning there, he entered the law office of Orville Robinson, with whom he studied law for two and half years. He then moved to Marysville, Ohio, where he resumed his law studies. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and began the practice of law in Marysville.[1]
On December 29, 1838, Kinney and Hannah Hall (1816–1895) were married in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He lived there and practiced successfully until the summer of 1844, when he moved to Lee County, Iowa. He was twice elected secretary of the Territorial Legislative Council, in 1845 and 1846, and was prosecuting attorney for Lee County in 1846 and 1847. In June 1847, he was made president of the Democratic Convention, and before leaving Iowa City, which was then the capital of the new state, he was appointed, by Governor Briggs, as Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa, to fill a vacancy. Kinney served in the office under the Governor's appointment for nearly two years. He was then elected Judge of the Supreme Court for six years, by the joint assembly of the Legislature. In January 1854, he resigned in order to remove to Utah Territory.[1]
Kinney was elected as the Territory of Utah's Democratic
In 1890, Kinney removed to
John Fitch Kinney died at age 86 in Salt Lake City.[3] His remains were then returned to San Diego, where he is interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, alongside his first wife.
See also
References
- ^ George Q. Cannon & Sons. pp. 668–671. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Bioguide.Congress.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ "Hon. John F. Kinney Dead At Salt Lake – Prominent Jurist And Legislator Of Several States – Delegate in Congress and Justice of State Supreme Bench—Married Widow of Moses Thurston at San Diego Two Years Ago". Los Angeles Times. Salt Lake City (Utah). August 17, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- United States Congress. "KINNEY, John Fitch (id: K000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- John F. Kinney at the Political Graveyard
- John F. Kinney at Find a Grave
- . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1892.
- John F. Kinney Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at Iowa Judicial Branch Past Iowa Supreme Court Justices
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