George B. Kinkead
Not to be confused with his nephew of the same name, also a prominent lawyer in Lexington, who was born in 1849 and lived in the George Blackburn Kinkead House
George B. Kinkead | |
|---|---|
| 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 Pearce (m. 1846) |
| Relations | John (father), Margaret née Blackburn (mother) |
| Children | Annie Pearce |
| 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]
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.[3][4]
In 1846 he married Eliza Pearce,[2] with whom he had one daughter, Annie Pearce (1852–1915).[5]
Kinkead died on November 11, 1877 in Lexington, Kentucky.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lincoln, Abraham (December 9, 2001). Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2.
- ^ Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2. 2001.
- ^ "Annie Pearce Kinkead (Mrs. B.B.) Warfield". April 25, 2013.