William Medcalf Kinsey
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William Medcalf Kinsey was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio
, Kinsey attended Hopedale Academy, Harrison County, Ohio, and Monmouth College
, Illinois.
He became a resident of Muscatine County, Iowa
, in 1863.
He studied law at the University of Iowa College of Law
in Iowa City in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Muscatine County, Iowa
, the same year.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1875 and engaged in the practice of law.
Kinsey was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri
.
He served as judge of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis 1904-1917.
During the First World War, he was chairman of the draft examining board in Carondelet.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, June 20, 1931.
He was interred in Sunset Hill Burial Park, St. Louis County, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Kinsey attended Hopedale Academy, Harrison County, Ohio, and Monmouth College
Monmouth College
Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.-History:Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church...
, Illinois.
He became a resident of Muscatine County, Iowa
Muscatine County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 42,745 in the county, with a population density of . There were 17,910 housing units, of which 16,412 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, in 1863.
He studied law at the University of Iowa College of Law
University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the eleven professional graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The law school was ranked as the 27th best law school...
in Iowa City in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Muscatine County, Iowa
Muscatine County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 42,745 in the county, with a population density of . There were 17,910 housing units, of which 16,412 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, the same year.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1875 and engaged in the practice of law.
Kinsey was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
He served as judge of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis 1904-1917.
During the First World War, he was chairman of the draft examining board in Carondelet.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, June 20, 1931.
He was interred in Sunset Hill Burial Park, St. Louis County, Missouri.