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W. B. Kinne

W. B. Kinne
17th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office
January 7, 1929 – September 30, 1929
Governor H. C. Baldridge
Preceded by O. E. Hailey
Succeeded by O. E. Hailey
Personal details
Born William Baker Kinne
(1874-03-22)March 22, 1874
Point Wolf, New Brunswick, Canada
Died October 1, 1929(1929-10-01) (aged 55)
Orofino, Idaho
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Isabelle M. Kinne

William Baker Kinne (March 22, 1874 – October 1, 1929) was a Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho for eight months in 1929 during the administration of Governor H. C. Baldridge. He was a native of New Brunswick. He was kidnapped in June 1929 along with another occupant, however he managed to escape and inform the public about the incident, creating a manhunt for the suspects involved, who were eventually arrested, tried and imprisoned. Kinne died in office in September 1929 at Orofino, Idaho of peritonitis resulting from appendicitis and was succeeded by O. E. Hailey.



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