Bertine Pinckney

Bertine Pinckney
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 77th district
In office
January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875
Preceded byJ. K. McLean
Succeeded byR. C. Bates
7th Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
In office
April 1864 – April 1865
Preceded byCharles F. Hammond
Succeeded byHenry T. Hinton
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharles A. Eldredge
Constituency20th Senate district
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded byJohn A. Eastman
Succeeded byBaruch S. Weil
Constituency4th Senate district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 2nd district
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851
Preceded byJonathan Daugherty
Succeeded byMorris S. Barnett
Personal details
Born(1824-04-26)April 26, 1824
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1909(1909-12-26) (aged 85)
Peabody, Kansas, U.S.
Resting placePrairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Kansas
Political party
SpouseLouise P. Pinkney (died 1914)
Children
  • Bertine Pinckney
  • Charles C. Pinckney
Parents
  • William Pinkney (father)
  • Hannah Bertine (mother)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1862
RankColonel, USV
Commands20th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Bertine B. Pinckney (April 26, 1824 – December 26, 1909) was an American farmer, surveyor, and politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County, and later served in the Kansas House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, he served as a Union Army officer and was colonel of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment until suffering a stroke in December 1862. His last name is often spelled Pinkney.

Biography

Born in New York City, he moved to Rosendale, Wisconsin Territory, in 1847. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850, representing Fond du Lac County's western Assembly district. In 1851, he was elected to represent the 4th State Senate district in 1852, and was redistricted that year to the 20th Senate district, where he served for 1853.[1] He was originally a member of the Whig Party, but joined the Democratic Party after the 1852 election, and joined the Republican Party when it was organized in 1854.

During the American Civil War, Pinckney enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was appointed major. Then in 1862, he was commissioned colonel in the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Pinckney suffered a stroke and had to resign his commission. In 1864, he served as mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Pinckney moved to Peabody, Kansas, in 1871.[2][3] In 1875, Pinckley served as a Republican in the Kansas House of Representatives as a representative of Marion County,[2] and starting in 1877 was the postmaster of Peabody, Kansas.[4][5][6] He died in Peabody[2] and is buried at Prairie Lawn Cemetery there.

References

  1. ^ "Pinckney". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Civil War Colonel Is Dead". The Salina Evening Journal. December 31, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ This Day in Wisconsin History-April 26
  4. ^ 'History of the State of Kansas' William G. Cutler, A.T. Andreas, Chicago. Illinois: 1883, Marion County, Kansas, Part 6.
  5. ^ "The Peabody Post-Office". Marion County Record. March 15, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Washington Notes". The Daily Commonwealth. June 28, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Further reading

Military offices
Regiment established Command of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
August 23, 1862 – December 1862 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 2nd district
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 4th district
January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853 		Succeeded by
District created Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 20th district
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 		Succeeded by
Kansas House of Representatives
Preceded by
J. K. McLean
 Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 77th district
January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875 		Succeeded by
R. C. Bates
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles F. Hammond
 Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
April 1864 – April 1865 		Succeeded by
Henry T. Hinton