John Kincaid

John Kincaid (born February 15, 1791 in Danville , Kentucky , †  February 7, 1873 in Gallatin , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1831 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Kincaid attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession at Stanford . He also worked as a public prosecutor. In 1819 he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1828 Kincaid was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Thomas Patrick Moore on March 4, 1829 . By March 3, 1831, he completed a term in Congress . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

Between 1836 and 1837 Kincaid was again a member of the House of Representatives from Kentucky. During this time he also worked as a district judge. He then practiced as a lawyer again and began working in agriculture. In 1870 he moved to Gallatin, Tennessee, where he died on February 7, 1873. He was buried in Danville.

Web links

• John Kincaid in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Kincaid in the database of Find a Grave (English)