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'''George Blackburn Kinkead''' (September 25, 1811 – November 11, 1877), was an American lawyer, who served as [[Secretary of State of Kentucky]] (1846–47).


Kinkead was born September 25, 1811, in Cane Springs, [[Woodford County, Kentucky]], the son of John and Margaret [[née]] Blackburn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apps.sos.ky.gov/secdesk/sosinfo/default.aspx?id=27|title=Secretaries of State|website=apps.sos.ky.gov}}</ref>
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He studied law at [[Transylvania University]], graduating in 1830. He established his own practice in 1833, in partnership with Garret Davis.
'''George Blackburn Kinkead''' (1811 - 1877) was secretary of state in Kentucky. He supported slavery and the colonization of former slaves to Africa. He served as secretary of state in 1846 and 1847.<ref>http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/George%20B.%20Kinkead</ref>


In 1838 he was appointed the [[Commonwealth’s Attorney]] for [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] by [[Governor of Kentucky|Governor]] [[James Clark (Kentucky politician)|James Clark]]. In 1846 he was appointed as the [[Secretary of State of Kentucky|Secretary of State]] by Governor [[William Owsley]], replacing the incumbent, [[Benjamin Hardin]]. Hardin however contested his removal, refusing to resign until his position was vindicated.
He studied law at [[Transylvania University]] and taught there for a couple years.


Kinkead supported slavery and the colonization of former slaves to Africa but was opposed to secession.<ref name=opsec>{{Cite book|title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century|date=1878|publisher=J. M. Armstrong & Company|place=Cincinnati, Ohio|page=163}}</ref>
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He represented [[Abraham Lincoln]] who was a defendant in a legal dispute before the [[American Civil War]] alleging Lincoln collected fees for another firm and never conveyed them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln2|title=Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2.|first=Abraham|last=Lincoln|date=December 9, 2001}}</ref>

On 21 December 1846 he married Eliza Anderson née Pearce<ref name=opsec/> (the daughter of James Pearce, who married the niece of General [[George Rogers Clark]]) at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisville,<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of Woodford County, Kentucky|first=William E.|last=Railey|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|date= 1975|page=70|isbn=9780806379999}}</ref> they had fourteen children, including Robert Standard (b.1847), John (b.1848), Ellen Talbot (b.1850), Anne Pearce (b.1852), James Pearce (b.1854), Henry Pindell (b.1855), Margaret Blackburn (b.1857), William Bury (b.1859), Mary Bullock (b.1860), Frank (b.1861), Churchill Blackburn (b.1863), Jacqueline (b.1865), Jimmie (b.1865) and Eliza Pearce (b.1868).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://credomag.com/2013/04/annie-pearce-kinkead-mrs-b-b-warfield/|title=Annie Pearce Kinkead (Mrs. B.B.) Warfield|date=April 25, 2013}}</ref>

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In March 1850 Kinkead replaced Ninian Edwards as attorney for [[Abraham Lincoln]] and his wife, [[Mary Todd Lincoln|Mary]]. He successfully represented Lincoln in 1855, in a legal dispute before the [[American Civil War]], where Lincoln was alleged to have collected fees for another firm and never conveyed them.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln2|title=Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2.|first=Abraham|last=Lincoln|date=December 9, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln2?type=simple&rgn=full+text&q1=Kinkead&submit=Go |title = Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2|year = 2001}}</ref>

Kinkead died on November 11, 1877, in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. His wife, Eliza, died in 1904.

==See also==
*[[Kinkeadtown]]


==References==
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George B. Kinkead
28th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
September 1, 1846 – April 7, 1847
GovernorWilliam Owsley
Preceded byBenjamin Hardin
Succeeded byWilliam Decatur Reed
Personal details
Born(1811-09-25)September 25, 1811
Woodford County, Kentucky
DiedNovember 11, 1877(1877-11-11) (aged 66)
Lexington, Kentucky
Political partyWhig Party, Democratic Party
SpouseEliza Anderson Pearce (m. 1846)
RelationsJohn (father), Margaret née Blackburn (mother)
Children14
Alma materTransylvania University
ProfessionLawyer

George Blackburn Kinkead (September 25, 1811 – November 11, 1877), was an American lawyer, who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky (1846–47).

Kinkead was born September 25, 1811, in Cane Springs, Woodford County, Kentucky, the son of John and Margaret née Blackburn.[1]

He studied law at Transylvania University, graduating in 1830. He established his own practice in 1833, in partnership with Garret Davis.

In 1838 he was appointed the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Frankfort by Governor James Clark. In 1846 he was appointed as the Secretary of State by Governor William Owsley, replacing the incumbent, Benjamin Hardin. Hardin however contested his removal, refusing to resign until his position was vindicated.

Kinkead supported slavery and the colonization of former slaves to Africa but was opposed to secession.[2]

On 21 December 1846 he married Eliza Anderson née Pearce[2] (the daughter of James Pearce, who married the niece of General George Rogers Clark) at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisville,[3] they had fourteen children, including Robert Standard (b.1847), John (b.1848), Ellen Talbot (b.1850), Anne Pearce (b.1852), James Pearce (b.1854), Henry Pindell (b.1855), Margaret Blackburn (b.1857), William Bury (b.1859), Mary Bullock (b.1860), Frank (b.1861), Churchill Blackburn (b.1863), Jacqueline (b.1865), Jimmie (b.1865) and Eliza Pearce (b.1868).[4]

In March 1850 Kinkead replaced Ninian Edwards as attorney for Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary. He successfully represented Lincoln in 1855, in a legal dispute before the American Civil War, where Lincoln was alleged to have collected fees for another firm and never conveyed them.[5][6]

Kinkead died on November 11, 1877, in Lexington, Kentucky. His wife, Eliza, died in 1904.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Secretaries of State". apps.sos.ky.gov.
  2. ^ a b The Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century. Cincinnati, Ohio: J. M. Armstrong & Company. 1878. p. 163.
  3. ^ Railey, William E. (1975). The History of Woodford County, Kentucky. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 9780806379999.
  4. ^ "Annie Pearce Kinkead (Mrs. B.B.) Warfield". April 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Lincoln, Abraham (December 9, 2001). Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2.
  6. ^ Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2. 2001.

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Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Kentucky
1846–1847 		Succeeded by
William D. Reed
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