John was a lawyer and judge. On 12 Feb 1858 he was accepted to the bar of NY 1 Mar 1867, he was appointed a notary public for Chautauqua County. By 1 Sep 1871 he was prepared to negotiate loans on improved farming lands in the county and also handled other real estate transactions. On 27 Feb 1874 John J Kinney was appointed Special County Judge by Governor Dix, replacing Judge A Hazeltine who no longer wanted the position. On 30 Oct 1874 as the Democratic candidate for judge, he responed to a Republican sally that he should step down, he replies that he is Episcopalian and should not fall from grace and expects to win the election. He has a droll sense of humor. Two weeks later, there is a spoof in the Jamestown Journal about him being too old for the position. John answered he was 92 last Oct and if he had known folks over 90 were ineligible he wouldn't have been a candidate. 5 Nov 1875 a note in the paper states Mr and Mrs John J Kinney had returned on the 4th from their wedding trip. He is listed in the 1879 Jamestown Directory. 1890 John J Kinney was special county judge for Monroe Co., NY. With the premature deaths of both Helen and John, their two children were raised by their Aunt and Uncle Harriet and Joseph Upham.
Lakeview Cemetery Assc records
John J Kinney
Died at Jamestown, NY
Death date Feb 19th 1893
Age 59 yrs, 7 ms, 10 ds
Widowed
Born Jamestown, NY
Cause heart disease
parents Hiram and Nancy Kinney
Plot 55 Walnut Hill
Occupation lawyer
Birth date calculated from age at death
Lakeview Cemetery Assc records
John J Kinney
Died at Jamestown, NY
Death date Feb 19th 1893
Age 59 yrs, 7 ms, 10 ds
Widowed
Born Jamestown, NY
Cause heart disease
parents Hiram and Nancy Kinney
Plot 55 Walnut Hill
Occupation lawyer
Birth date calculated from age at death
John was a lawyer and judge. On 12 Feb 1858 he was accepted to the bar of NY 1 Mar 1867, he was appointed a notary public for Chautauqua County. By 1 Sep 1871 he was prepared to negotiate loans on improved farming lands in the county and also handled other real estate transactions. On 27 Feb 1874 John J Kinney was appointed Special County Judge by Governor Dix, replacing Judge A Hazeltine who no longer wanted the position. On 30 Oct 1874 as the Democratic candidate for judge, he responed to a Republican sally that he should step down, he replies that he is Episcopalian and should not fall from grace and expects to win the election. He has a droll sense of humor. Two weeks later, there is a spoof in the Jamestown Journal about him being too old for the position. John answered he was 92 last Oct and if he had known folks over 90 were ineligible he wouldn't have been a candidate. 5 Nov 1875 a note in the paper states Mr and Mrs John J Kinney had returned on the 4th from their wedding trip. He is listed in the 1879 Jamestown Directory. 1890 John J Kinney was special county judge for Monroe Co., NY. With the premature deaths of both Helen and John, their two children were raised by their Aunt and Uncle Harriet and Joseph Upham.
Lakeview Cemetery Assc records
John J Kinney
Died at Jamestown, NY
Death date Feb 19th 1893
Age 59 yrs, 7 ms, 10 ds
Widowed
Born Jamestown, NY
Cause heart disease
parents Hiram and Nancy Kinney
Plot 55 Walnut Hill
Occupation lawyer
Birth date calculated from age at death
Lakeview Cemetery Assc records
John J Kinney
Died at Jamestown, NY
Death date Feb 19th 1893
Age 59 yrs, 7 ms, 10 ds
Widowed
Born Jamestown, NY
Cause heart disease
parents Hiram and Nancy Kinney
Plot 55 Walnut Hill
Occupation lawyer
Birth date calculated from age at death
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