John Tabor Kingston Jr. (January 4, 1860 – August 26, 1898) was a member of the

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during the 1891 and 1893 sessions. Kingston, a native of

Necedah, Wisconsin Necedah is a village in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 916 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Necedah. Geography Necedah is located at (44.0262, −90.0737). According to the United ...

, represented the 11th district as a

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. After concluding his political career, he served in the

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during the

Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...

. Shortly after the war, Kingston died of peritonitis or typhoid fever on August 26, 1898, in

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where he was buried.

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* People from Necedah, Wisconsin People from Ashland, Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army soldiers American military personnel of the Spanish–American War 1860 births 1898 deaths 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub