Harrison R. Kincaid Explained

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]

Biography

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]

Oregon Secretary of State

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]

Personal life

Kincaid married Augusta A. Lockwood in 1873. They had one son, Webster Lockwood Kincaid, who himself had two sons.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/7589712 Oregon Blue Book, Secretary of State Agency History, page 13
  2. Web site: Pioneer Cemetery – Harrison R. Kincaid. Cargo Collective Pioneer Cemetery. January 21, 2016.
  3. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063700/1894-06-01/ed-1/seq-8/#index=16&rows=20&words=Harrison+Kincaid+R&sequence=0&proxtext=Harrison+R.+Kincaid&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=range&page=1 Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, June 01, 1894, Image 8