Charles Kinsey

Charles Kinsey (born 1773 in Baltimore , Province of Maryland , †  June 25, 1849 in Waldwick , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1821 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Charles Kinsey attended public schools in his home country. Then he worked in papermaking. After a few moves, Kinsey came to New Prospect, later Waldwick, where he continued to work as a paper manufacturer. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1812 and 1826 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly on several occasions . In 1814 he was also a member of the State Council of New Jersey, which later became the State Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1816 Kinsey was elected for the first seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Lewis Condict on March 4, 1817 . Until March 3, 1819, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After the resignation of his successor John Condit , Kinsey was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives at the due by-election, where he ended the current legislative period as a member of Parliament between February 2, 1820 and March 3, 1821.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Kinsey returned to the paper industry. Between 1830 and 1845 he was an appellate judge and guardianship judge for orphans in Bergen County . Charles Kinsey died in Waldwick on June 25, 1849.

Web links

• Charles Kinsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Kinsey in the database of Find a Grave (English)