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Harrison R. Kincaid

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Harrison R. Kincaid
7th Oregon Secretary of State
In office
January 14, 1895 – January 9, 1899
GovernorWilliam Paine Lord
Preceded byGeorge W. McBride
Succeeded byFrank L. Dunbar
Personal details
Born(1836-01-03)January 3, 1836
Fall Creek Township, Indiana
DiedOctober 2, 1920(1920-10-02) (aged 84)
Eugene, Oregon
Political partyRepublican

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]

Biography

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ Oregon Blue Book, Secretary of State Agency History, page 13
  2. ^ a b c "Pioneer Cemetery – Harrison R. Kincaid". Cargo Collective Pioneer Cemetery. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, June 01, 1894, Image 8
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Oregon
1895–1899
Succeeded by