Harrison R. Kincaid | |
Office: | 7 Oregon Secretary of State |
Term Start: | January 14, 1895 |
Term End: | January 9, 1899 |
Governor: | William Paine Lord |
Predecessor: | George W. McBride |
Successor: | Frank L. Dunbar |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1836 |
Birth Place: | Fall Creek Township, Indiana |
Death Place: | Eugene, Oregon |
Party: | Republican |
Harrison Rittenhouse Kincaid (January 3, 1836 – October 2, 1920) was an American printer, journalist, Republican politician, and university regent who served as Oregon Secretary of State between 1895 and 1899.[1]
Kincaid was born to Thomas Kincaid and Nancy Chodrick in Fall Creek Township, Indiana, moving to Eugene, Oregon, in 1853, at the age of 17. He found work as a miner along Althouse Creek, later attending Columbia College. Kincaid worked as a journalist after his graduation, serving as a clerk in the United States Senate between 1858 and 1879.[2]
Kincaid was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 1894, assuming office on January 14, 1895. He left office on January 9, 1899.[2] Kincaid won election to the office over Prohibitionist F. Kercher, Democrat Charles Nickell, and Populist Ira Wakefield.[3]
Kincaid married Augusta A. Lockwood in 1873. They had one son, Webster Lockwood Kincaid, who himself had two sons.[2]