Jasper Napoleon Tincher (November 2, 1878 – November 6, 1951) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

. Born near

Browning, Missouri Browning is a city in Linn and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 219 at the 2020 census. History Browning was laid out and platted in 1872. The community was named in honor of the family of J. A. Browning, a ra ...

, Tincher moved with his parents to

Medicine Lodge, Kansas Medicine Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,781. History 19th century The particular medicine lodge, mystery house or sacred tabernacle from ...

, in 1892. He attended the common and high schools. He taught school in

Hardtner, Kansas Hardtner is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 167. It is located 1 mile north of the Kansas / Oklahoma state border. History Hardtner was founded in 1887. It was named for ...

, from 1896 until February 1899. He worked and studied in a law office and was

admitted to the bar An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...

in May 1899. He commenced the practice of law in

. He was also interested in farming and stock raising. Tincher was elected as a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1926. He moved to

Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch". As of the 2020 ...

, in 1926 and practiced law until his death there on November 6, 1951. He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tincher, Jasper Napoleon 1878 births 1951 deaths Tincher family People from Browning, Missouri People from Medicine Lodge, Kansas Politicians from Hutchinson, Kansas Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas