Charles Kinney (July 7, 1850 – September 15, 1918) was a

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politician who was

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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

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, 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

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in 1872. He was in mercantile for four years, until taking up printing again. He was then appointed Deputy Treasurer of

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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

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, and was elected as Secretary of State in 1896, and re-elected in 1898. After his second term ended, Kinney engaged in corporate law in

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. Kinney died September 15, 1918.genealogy.com
/ref> Kinney was married October 8, 1879 to Letitia H. Yoakley of Portsmouth. They had a daughter named Lida.

Publications

* - a book of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinney, Charles Secretaries of State of Ohio Ohio Republicans People from Portsmouth, Ohio People from South Shore, Kentucky Writers from Indiana Writers from Kentucky Writers from Ohio 1850 births 1918 deaths 19th-century American politicians People from Columbus, Ohio