Bertine Pinckney
Bertine Pinckney (April 26, 1824 – December 26, 1909) was an American politician.
He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was a member of the Assembly in 1850 before representing the 4th district of the Senate in 1852 and the 20th district in 1853.[1] He was a member of the Whig Party.
Born in New York City, he moved to Rosendale, Wisconsin Territory in 1847. During the American Civil War, Pinckney enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was appointed major. Then in 1862, he was commissioned colonel in the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Pinckney suffered a stroke and had to resign his commission. In 1864, he served as mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin. After the war, Pinckney moved to Peabody, Kansas.[2] In 1875, Pinckley served in the Kansas House of Representatives and in 1877, was the postmaster of Peabody, Kansas.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pinckney". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ This Day in Wisconsin History-April 26
- ↑ 'History of the State of Kansas' William G. Cutler, A.T. Andreas, Chicago. Illinois: 1883, Marion County, Kansas, Part 6
External links
- Bertine B. Pinkney at Find a Grave because "Col. 20 Wis Inf." on tombstone.
- The Mayors Page: Ripon-History
- Bertine Pinckney of Kansas House of Representatives in 1874.