Martin Kinsley

Martin Kinsley (June 2, 1754 – June 20, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Bridgewater in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Kinsley graduated from Harvard College in 1778. He studied medicine. He became a purveyor of supplies in the Revolutionary Army. He served as Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick. He moved to Hampden, and was a representative of that town in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served as member of the executive council in 1810 and 1811, as a judge of the court of common pleas in 1811, as judge of the probate court, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate.

Martin Kinsley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 17th district
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	John Wilson
Succeeded by	District eliminated[1]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1790–1792 1794–1796 1801–1804 1806
Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
In office 1810–1811
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1814
Judge of the Probate Court
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
In office 1811–1811
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1754 Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	June 20, 1835 (aged 81) Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Alma mater	Harvard

Kinsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress. He died in Roxbury, June 20, 1835.

References

1. This district was moved to Maine as a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.

• United States Congress. "Martin Kinsley (id: K000230)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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