John F. Kinney
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa | |
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In office 1847–1854 |
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| Appointed by | Ansel Briggs |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah Territory's at-large congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | John M. Bernhisel |
| Succeeded by | William H. Hooper |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah | |
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In office 1854–1857 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah | |
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In office 1860–1863 |
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| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
| Personal details | |
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John Fitch Kinney April 2, 1816 New Haven, New York, US |
| Died | August 16, 1902 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Hall (1838-1895) Lucy Jane Leonard (1899-1902) |
John Fitch Kinney (April 2, 1816 – August 16, 1902) was a prominent American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa, twice as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah and one term as the Territory of Utah's Delegate in the House of Representatives of the 38th Congress.
He was born in New Haven, New York, the fourth child and second son of Stephen Fitch Kinney (1789–1872) and Abby Brockway (1788–1824). Having completed public school and a more select school, he entered the Oswego Academy at age 16. After two years of higher learning there, he entered the law office of Orville Robinson, with whom he studied law for two and half years. He then moved to Marysville, Ohio, where he resumed his law studies. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and began the practice of law in Marysville.
On December 29, 1838, Kinney and Hannah Hall (1816–1895) were married in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He lived there and practiced successfully until the summer of 1844, when he moved to Lee County, Iowa. He was twice elected secretary of the Territorial Legislative Council, in 1845 and 1846, and was prosecuting attorney for Lee County in 1846 and 1847. In June 1847, he was made president of the Democratic Convention, and before leaving Iowa City, which was then the capital of the new state, he was appointed, by Governor Briggs, as Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa, to fill a vacancy. Kinney served in the office under the Governor's appointment for nearly two years. He was then elected Judge of the Supreme Court for six years, by the joint assembly of the Legislature. In January 1854, he resigned in order to remove to Utah Territory.
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