James Kinsey
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James Kinsey (March 22, 1731 – January 4, 1803) was an American lawyer from Burlington, New Jersey.
Kinsey was born in Philadelphia on March 22, 1731. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1753 and practiced in the courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with residence in Burlington County, New Jersey. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1772-1775, and was a member of the committee of correspondence for Burlington County in 1774 and 1775. He was a member of the Continental Congress from July 23, 1774, until his resignation effective November 22, 1775. He was appointed Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court on November 20, 1789, and served until his death in Burlington on January 4, 1803. He was buried in Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard in Burlington.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ St. Mary's Churchyard at The Political Graveyard. Accessed August 21, 2007.
[edit] External links
- James Kinsey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- James Kinsey at The Political Graveyard
- James Kinsey at Find A Grave
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