| Bertine Pinckney | |
| State: | Kansas |
| State House: | Kansas |
| District: | 77th |
| Term Start: | January 5, 1874 |
| Term End: | January 4, 1875 |
| Predecessor: | J. K. McLean |
| Successor: | R. C. Bates |
| Order1: | 7th |
| Title1: | Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin |
| Term Start1: | April 1864 |
| Term End1: | April 1865 |
| Predecessor1: | Charles F. Hammond |
| Successor1: | Henry T. Hinton |
| Office2: | Member of the Wisconsin Senate |
| Constituency2: | 20th Senate district |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 1853 |
| Term End2: | January 2, 1854 |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| Successor2: | Charles A. Eldredge |
| Constituency3: | 4th Senate district |
| Term Start3: | January 5, 1852 |
| Term End3: | January 3, 1853 |
| Predecessor3: | John A. Eastman |
| Successor3: | Baruch S. Weil |
| State Assembly4: | Wisconsin |
| District4: | Fond du Lac 2nd |
| Term Start4: | January 7, 1850 |
| Term End4: | January 6, 1851 |
| Predecessor4: | Jonathan Daugherty |
| Successor4: | Morris S. Barnett |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1824 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, |
| Death Place: | Peabody, Kansas, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Prairie Lawn Cemetery, |
| Spouse: | Louise P. Pinkney (died 1914) |
| Father: | William Pinkney |
| Mother: | Hannah Bertine |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank: | Colonel, USV |
| Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1862 |
| Commands: | 20th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
Bertine B. Pinckney (April 26, 1824December 26, 1909) was an American farmer, surveyor, and politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County, and later served in the Kansas House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, he served as a Union Army officer and was colonel of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment until suffering a stroke in December 1862. His last name is often spelled Pinkney.
Born in New York City, he moved to Rosendale, Wisconsin Territory, in 1847. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850, representing Fond du Lac County's western Assembly district. In 1851, he was elected to represent the 4th State Senate district in 1852, and was redistricted that year to the 20th Senate district, where he served for 1853.[1] He was originally a member of the Whig Party, but joined the Democratic Party after the 1852 election, and joined the Republican Party when it was organized in 1854.
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.
Pinckney moved to Peabody, Kansas, in 1871.[2] [3] In 1875, Pinckley served as a Republican in the Kansas House of Representatives as a representative of Marion County,[2] and starting in 1877 was the postmaster of Peabody, Kansas.[4] [5] [6] He died in Peabody[2] and is buried at Prairie Lawn Cemetery there.
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