| LC control no. | no 95055147 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bingham, Kinsley S. (Kinsley Scott), 1808-1861 |
| Variant(s) | Bingham, Mr., 1808-1861 Bingham, Kinsley Scott, 1808-1861 |
| See also | Michigan. Governor (1855-1859 : Bingham) |
| Located | Michigan |
| Birth date | 1808-12-16 |
| Death date | 1861-10-05 |
| Place of birth | Camillus (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Green Oak (Mich. : Township) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Judges Postmasters Lawyers Governors |
| Found in | The rise and fall of the Democratic party, 1860: p. 1 (Hon. Kinsley S. Bingham, of Michigan) LC in OCLC, 11/21/95 (MLC hdg.: Bingham, Kinsley Scott, 1808-1861; usage: Hon. Kinsley S. Bingham, of Michigan) OCLC database, 11/21/95 (hdg.: Bingham, Kinsley Scott, 1808-1861; usage: Mr. Bingham, of Michigan) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 1, 2024: (Bingham, Kinsley Scott, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808; attended the common schools; studied law in Syracuse, N.Y.; moved to Green Oak, Mich., in 1833; admitted to the bar and practiced law; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held a number of local offices, including those of justice of the peace, postmaster, and first judge of probate of Livingston County; member, Michigan house of representatives 1837; reelected four times and served as speaker for three terms; elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1851); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Thirty-first Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 1850; resumed agricultural pursuits; elected Governor in 1854 and was reelected in 1856; instrumental in establishing the Michigan Agricultural College and other educational institutions; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1859, until his death on October 5, 1861; chairman, Committee on Enrolled Bills (Thirty-seventh Congress); died in Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich.; interment in Old Village Cemetery, Brighton, Livingston County, Mich.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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