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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). |
'''George Blackburn Kinkead''' (September 25, 1811 – November 11, 1877), was an American lawyer, who served as [[Secretary of State of Kentucky]] (1846–47). |
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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> |
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. |
He studied law at [[Transylvania University]], graduating in 1830. He established his own practice in 1833, in partnership with Garret Davis. |
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In 1838 he was appointed the [[Commonwealth’s Attorney]] for [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] by [[Governor of Kentucky|Governor]] [[James Clark (Kentucky)|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. |
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. |
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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> |
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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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> |
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> |
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Kinkead died on November 11, 1877 in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. His wife, |
Kinkead died on November 11, 1877, in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. His wife, Eliza, died in 1904. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Kinkeadtown]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 26 April 2022
George B. Kinkead | |
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| 28th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office September 1, 1846 – April 7, 1847 | |
| Governor | William Owsley |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Hardin |
| Succeeded by | William Decatur Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1811 Woodford County, Kentucky |
| Died | November 11, 1877 (aged 66) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Political party | Whig Party, Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Eliza Anderson Pearce (m. 1846) |
| Relations | John (father), Margaret née Blackburn (mother) |
| Children | 14 |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Secretaries of State". apps.sos.ky.gov.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Railey, William E. (1975). The History of Woodford County, Kentucky. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 9780806379999.
- ^ "Annie Pearce Kinkead (Mrs. B.B.) Warfield". April 25, 2013.
- ^ Lincoln, Abraham (December 9, 2001). Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2.
- ^ Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2. 2001.