Martin Kinsley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's17th 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 ofHardwick | |
| 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 | (1754-06-02)June 2, 1754 |
| Died | June 20, 1835(1835-06-20) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
Martin Kinsley (June 2, 1754 – June 20, 1835) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts. Born inBridgewater in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, Kinsley graduated fromHarvard College in 1778. He studied medicine. He became a purveyor of supplies in theRevolutionary Army.He served as Treasurer of the Town ofHardwick. He moved toHampden, and was a representative of that town in theMassachusetts House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House in 1801 and 1802.[2][3] 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 theMassachusetts State Senate.
Kinsley was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theSixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to theSeventeenth Congress. He died inRoxbury, June 20, 1835.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 17th congressional district (Maine district) March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Succeeded by District eliminated, Maine was set off as a state. |
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