Joseph Kinney Jr. (January 29, 1799 - May 5, 1875) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Mount Holly, Vermont, Kinney moved to Genesee County, New York and then to

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. In 1833, Kinney moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Then in 1838, Kinney moved to

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, Wisconsin Territory. He then settled in

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in 1842. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a

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. He served in the

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in 1851 from the town of

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in Rock County, Wisconsin. Finally he moved to Pepin County, Wisconsin. He died at his daughter's house near

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.'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Kinney Jr., pg. 781-782

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1799 births 1875 deaths People from Mount Holly, Vermont People from Avon, Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub