Harrison_R._Kincaid

Harrison R. Kincaid

Harrison R. Kincaid

American journalist

Harrison Rittenhouse Kincaid (January 3, 1836 – October 2, 1920) was an American printer, journalist, Republican politician, and university regent who served as Oregon Secretary of State between 1895 and 1899.[1]

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Biography

Kincaid was born to Thomas Kincaid and Nancy Chodrick in Fall Creek Township, Indiana, moving to Eugene, Oregon, in 1853, at the age of 17. He found work as a miner along Althouse Creek, later attending Columbia College. Kincaid worked as a journalist after his graduation, serving as a clerk in the United States Senate between 1858 and 1879.[2]

Oregon Secretary of State

Kincaid was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 1894, assuming office on January 14, 1895. He left office on January 9, 1899.[2] Kincaid won election to the office over Prohibitionist F. Kercher, Democrat Charles Nickell, and Populist Ira Wakefield.[3]

Personal life

Kincaid married Augusta A. Lockwood in 1873. They had one son, Webster Lockwood Kincaid, who himself had two sons.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Oregon Blue Book, Secretary of State Agency History, page 13
  2. [2]
    "Pioneer Cemetery – Harrison R. Kincaid". Cargo Collective Pioneer Cemetery. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, June 01, 1894, Image 8
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