Charles Kinney

American politician

Charles Kinney


28th Ohio Secretary of State
In office January 11, 1897 – January 14, 1901
Governor	Asa S. Bushnell George K. Nash
Preceded by	Samuel McIntire Taylor
Succeeded by	Lewis C. Laylin

Personal details
Born	(1850-07-07)July 7, 1850 Springville, Kentucky (now South Portsmouth, Kentucky)
Died	September 15, 1918(1918-09-15) (aged 68)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Letitia H. Yoakley
Children	one

Charles Kinney (July 7, 1850 – September 15, 1918) was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901.

Life and career

Kinney was born July 7, 1850, in Springville, Kentucky. When his father died in 1861, he moved to Columbus, Indiana, with his mother and brother, where he stayed until 1872. He graduated from high school there in 1866. He practiced the printer's trade until moving to Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1872. He was in mercantile for four years, until taking up printing again.^[1] He was then appointed Deputy Treasurer of Scioto County, Ohio, in 1877, serving until 1880. He was elected County Treasurer in 1883, and served four years. He served as chief clerk under Secretaries of State Ryan and Taylor, and was elected as Secretary of State in 1896, and re-elected in 1898.^[1]

After his second term ended, Kinney engaged in corporate law in Columbus.^[2]

Kinney died September 15, 1918.^[3]

Kinney was married October 8, 1879, to Letitia H. Yoakley of Portsmouth.^[2] They had a daughter named Lida.^[3]

Publications

Kinney, Charles (1911). Vagrant Verse. Columbus: F. J. Heer. - a book of poetry

References

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^ ^a ^b Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 700.
^ ^a ^b Mercer, James K.; Rife, Edward K. (1903). Representative men of Ohio, 1900–1903. Columbus: James K. Mercer. pp. 207–208.
^ ^a ^b genealogy.com