Ole G. Kinney

Ole G. Kinney (June 1, 1858 – December 26, 1922) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Dane County, Wisconsin, Kinney moved to Crawford County, Wisconsin in 1860 and then to Dunn County, Wisconsin in 1863. He was educated in the public schools. He was a merchant and grain trader. Kinney was president of the Community Savings Bank in Superior, Wisconsin. Kinney served as the Colfax Town clerk and also served as chairman of the Colfax Town Board. From 1903 to 1907, Kinney served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[1] In 1922, Kinney was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from Superior, Wisconsin and the Wisconsin 11th Senate District. Kinney had a stroke on October 31, 1922[2] and died in Superior, Wisconsin before he took the oath of office.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1905, Biographical Sketch of Ole G. Kinney, p. 1096.
  2. Senator-Elect Near Death, La Crosse Tribune, November 17, 1922, p. 11.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923, Biographical Sketch of Marcus A. Kemp, p. 609 (Notation was made that Kemp was elected in a February 17, 1922 special election to fill the vacancy cause by the death of Senator-elect O. G. Kinney)
  4. "Death Claims Ole Kinney". The Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA. December 27, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ole G. Kinney, Wisconsin State Senator Elect Dies, Creston Daily Advertiser (Iowa), December 27, 1922, p. 1.


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