La Vega G. Kinne
La Vega G. Kinne | |
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| Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1897 | |
| Constituency | Tama County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1846 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | March 15, 1906 (aged 59) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary E. Abrams (m. 1869) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
La Vega G. Kinne (November 5, 1846 – March 15, 1906) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1892, to December 31, 1897, appointed from Tama County.
Biography
[edit]La Vega G. Kinne was born in Syracuse, New York on November 5, 1846. He earned a law degree at the University of Michigan in 1868, and was admitted to the bar in Ottawa, Illinois. He moved to Toledo, Iowa in 1869 to practice law.[1]
He married Mary E. Abrams in 1869 and they had two daughters.[2]
A Democrat, he unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1881 and 1883.[3] He was elected as district court judge in 1886, reelected in 1890, and then elected to the Iowa Supreme Court in 1891, serving from 1892 to 1897.[1][2]
He died from heart failure in Des Moines on March 15, 1906.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gue, Benjamin F. (1903). History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. Vol. IV. New York City: The Century History Company. p. 156. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Judge Kinne Drops Dead". The Gazette. Des Moines, Iowa. March 16, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "IOWA DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.; L.G. KINNE NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR-- THE PLATFORM ADOPTED". The New York Times. June 7, 1883. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Iowa Judicial Branch Past Iowa Supreme Court Justices page for La Vega G. Kinne at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-24)
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