Martin Kinsley

Martin Kinsley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 17th district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	John Wilson
Succeeded by	District eliminated, Maine was set off as a state.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
In office 1810–1811
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
Judge of the Probate Court
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
In office 1811–1811
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1754 Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Died	June 20, 1835 Roxbury, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Alma mater	Harvard

Martin Kinsley (June 2, 1754 – June 20, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Kinsley graduated from Harvard College in 1778. He studied medicine. He became a purveyor of supplies in the Revolutionary Army. He served as Treasurer of the Town of Hardwick. He moved to Hampden, and was a representative of that town in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served as member of the executive council in 1810 and 1811, as a judge of the court of common pleas in 1811, as judge of the probate court, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate.

Kinsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress. He died in Roxbury, June 20, 1835.

References

• Martin Kinsley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Wilson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 17th congressional district (Maine district) March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Succeeded by District eliminated, Maine was set off as a state.

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Name	Kinsley, Martin
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Short description
Date of birth	June 2, 1754
Place of birth	Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Date of death	June 20, 1835
Place of death	Roxbury, Massachusetts