John Henry Kinkead
John Henry Kinkead, född 10 december 1826 i Somerset County i Pennsylvania[1], död 15 augusti 1904 i Carson City i Nevada, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var den tredje guvernören i delstaten Nevada 1879-1883.
Kinkead var Nevadaterritoriets skattmästare 1862-1864 och delegat till Nevadas konstitutionskonvent. Efter tiden som guvernör i Nevada tjänstgjorde han som Alaskadistriktets guvernör 1884-1885. Efter året i Alaska återvände han till Carson City.
Kinkeads grav finns på Lone Mountain Cemetery i Carson City.
Referenser
- ^ John H. Kinkead Arkiverad 7 november 2017 hämtat från the Wayback Machine.. Nevada Territorial Treasurer. Nevada State Library. Läst 30 oktober 2017.
Externa länkar
- biografi på ExploreNorth
- Reminiscences of Sitka in 1867 Kinkeads minnen från Sitka 1867, ursprungligen publicerad i The Alaskan 21 november 1891
- John Henry Kinkeads grav på Find A Grave (engelska)
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John Henry Kinkead(1826-12-10–1904-08-15), American politician who was the third Governor of Nevada (1879 to 1883) and the first Governor of the District of Alaska (1884 to 1885).
John Henry Kinkead(1826-12-10–1904-08-15), American politician who was the third Governor of Nevada (1879 to 1883) and the first Governor of the District of Alaska (1884 to 1885).
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Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.