Martin Kinsley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | John Wilson |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated[1] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1790–1792 1794–1796 1801–1804 1806 | |
| Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council | |
| In office 1810–1811 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1814 | |
| Judge of the Probate Court | |
| Judge of the Court of Common Pleas | |
| In office 1811–1811 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1754 Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | June 20, 1835 (aged 81) Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
Martin Kinsley (June 2, 1754 – June 20, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Bridgewater in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Kinsley graduated from Harvard College in 1778. He studied medicine. He became a purveyor of supplies in the Revolutionary Army. He served as Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick. He moved to Hampden, and was a representative of that town in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served as member of the executive council in 1810 and 1811, as a judge of the court of common pleas in 1811, as judge of the probate court, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate.
Kinsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress. He died in Roxbury, June 20, 1835.
References
- ↑ This district was moved to Maine as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
- United States Congress. "Martin Kinsley (id: K000230)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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