Reynolds R. Kinkade Explained

Reynolds Robert Kinkade
Office:Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Term Start:January 1, 1925
Term End:May 15, 1933
Preceded:Harry L. Conn
Succeeded:Howard Landis Bevis
Party:Republican
Birth Date:3 March 1854
Birth Place:Keokuk County, Iowa, US
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio, US
Spouse:Addie George
Children:two

Reynolds Robert Kinkade was a Republican jurist from the U.S. state of Ohio. He sat on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1925 to 1933.

Biography

Kinkade was born to Eleazer and Hannah Lyons Kinkade of Keokuk County, Iowa on March 3, 1854. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1878. He practiced law in Toledo, Ohio and Marquette, Michigan from 1878 to 1899.[1]

From 1899 to 1908, Kinkade was a judge of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. In 1908 he became a judge of the Lucas County Circuit Court until 1912, when that court became the Ohio District Court of Appeals. He continued on this court until 1924.[1]

In 1924, Kinkade won election to the Ohio Supreme Court for a six year term, defeating Democrat Harry L. Conn.[2] He was re-elected in 1930, and served until he resigned May 15, 1933.[3] He resigned due to ill health, and died at Cleveland, Ohio, May 25, 1935. His funeral was at First Congregational Church in Toledo, with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]

Kinkade married Addie George on June 15, 1881. They had two children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reynolds Robert Kinkade . The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System . 2012-01-12.
  2. Web site: Harry Luther Conn . The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System . 2012-01-12.
  3. Web site: Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio 1787 – Present . . 2012-01-24 .