John KINCAID, Congress, KY (1791-1873)

KINCAID John , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Danville, Mercer County, Ky., February 15, 1791; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stanford, Ky.; Commonwealth attorney; member of the State house of representatives in 1819; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1831); again a member of the State house of representatives in 1836 and 1837; circuit judge in 1836 and 1837; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Gallatin, Tenn., in 1870 and died there on February 7, 1873; interment in Bellview Cemetery, Danville, Ky.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present