Eugene F. Kinkead

Eugene Francis Kinkead (March 27, 1876 – September 6, 1960), was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 9th congressional district from 1909 to 1913, and the 8th district from 1913 to 1915.^[1]

For the New Yorker journalist, see Eugene Kinkead (writer).

Eugene F. Kinkead
Kinkead c. 1940
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1909 – February 4, 1915
Preceded by	Eugene W. Leake
Succeeded by	Edward W. Gray
Constituency	9th district (1909–13) 8th district (1913–15)
Personal details
Born	Eugene Francis Kinkead (1876-03-27)March 27, 1876 Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Died	September 6, 1960(1960-09-06) (aged 84) South Orange, New Jersey
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Biography

Kinkead was born while his parents were on a visit abroad, in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom on March 27, 1876. He attended parochial schools in Jersey City, New Jersey, and graduated from Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey in 1895. He was president of the Jersey Railway Advertising Co. and the Orange Publishing Co. Kinkead was president of the board of aldermen of Jersey City in 1898.

Congress

Kinkead was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first, Sixty-second, and Sixty-third Congresses and served in office from March 4, 1909, until February 4, 1915, when he resigned.^[2]

Later career

After leaving Congress, he was sheriff of Hudson County, New Jersey from 1915 to 1917, and played a role in the Bayonne refinery strikes of 1915–1916.^[3] He was commissioned major of the military intelligence division of the American forces during World War I and stationed at the National War College in Washington, D.C.^[1] He was chairman of the executive committee of Colonial Trust Co. in New York City from 1929-1960.

Death and burial

Kinkead died in South Orange, New Jersey, and was interred in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover, New Jersey.^[1]