John F. Kinney

John F. Kinney

John Fitch Kinney (born April 2, 1816 in New Haven , Oswego County , New York , † August 16, 1902 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the Utah Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

After elementary school, John Kinney studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837. He then began working in his new profession in Marysville . In 1839 he moved to Mount Vernon , also in Ohio, and in 1844 to Lee County , Iowa . From 1845 to 1846 he was a secretary on the Territorial Council of Iowa . He then served as a prosecutor in Lee County until 1847. Between 1847 and 1854 he was a Justice on the Iowa Supreme Court .

Political career

John Kinney was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1854, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory. He held this office until 1857. From 1857 to 1860 he worked as a lawyer in Nebraska City . In June 1860, President James Buchanan reappointed him as Chief Justice in the Utah Territory. He held this office until March 1863. At that time he was also involved in the process of the removal of Territorial Governor Stephen S. Harding .

In the congressional elections of 1862 Kinney was elected as a delegate of the Utah Territory in the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded John Milton Bernhisel on March 4, 1863 . Since he did not in 1864 ran for re-election, he resigned on March 3, 1865 back from the Congress of.

Another résumé

After his political activities in Washington , John Kinney moved back to Nebraska City, where he again worked as a lawyer. In 1867 he was commissioned by President Andrew Johnson to undertake a diplomatic trip to the Sioux . Between 1884 and 1889, Kinney was the federal commissioner for dealing with the Yankton Sioux Indians. In 1889, John Kinney moved to San Diego , California . There he was party leader of the Democrats in 1896. In this year's presidential election , he brought his district, San Diego County , to the side of Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan , who was defeated nationwide by William McKinley . John Kinney was married twice and again spent the final years of his life in Salt Lake City. The city of Beatrice was named after a daughter of his.

Web links

• John F. Kinney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John F. Kinney in the database of Find a Grave (English)