Lloyd Harvard Kincaid (May 8, 1925November 1, 2007) was an

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politician who served as a member of the

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and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Early life

Kincaid was born on May 8, 1925, in

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. He graduated from high school in Crandon, Wisconsin. At age 18, 1943, he enlisted in the

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for service in

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. After returning from the war, Kincaid worked as a cabinetmaker and grocer.

Political career

From 1970 to 1973, he was a member of the Board of Directors of

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, the city council of Crandon, Wisconsin, and a member of the Forest County Board of Supervisors. In 1972, he was elected to his first term in the

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, when he was elected to represent the 36th district in the

. Though originally elected as a Republican, and re-elected twice on the Republican ticket, in the middle of his third term, Kincaid switched parties and became a conservative

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. He was disappointed with the way the Republican caucus had handled legislative negotiations over a change to the mining tax. After his party-switch, he was re-elected three more times, including his narrow 1982 victory over fellow-incumbent

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, with whom he had been forced into a confrontation due to

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. Shortly after the 1982 election, on December 15, 1982, incumbent state senator

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announced he would retire at the end of the year. Kincaid won the April 1983 special election to fill the remainder of Krueger's term and was subsequently re-elected in 1984 and 1988. Kincaid remained a member of the Senate until June 1990, when he resigned for health reasons.

Personal life

Kincaid and his wife Kathleen were married for 55 years. They had three sons and one daughter, and, at the time of his death, he had nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was a member of the

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and active in his local church. He died on November 1, 2007, at his home in Crandon, Wisconsin.

References

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