Ancestry of
Kinsley S. Bingham
11th Governor of Michigan
Who was Kinsley S. Bingham?
Kinsley Scott Bingham was born on December 16, 1808, in Camillus, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College and then studied law in Syracuse. He moved to Michigan and settled in Green Oak Township where he practiced law and became involved in politics.
Bingham served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1841 to 1842, and later as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851. In 1854, he was elected as the 11th governor of Michigan, serving from 1855 to 1859. Bingham was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1858, where he served until his death on October 5, 1861. His legacy includes the Bingham Center, a research library at the University of Michigan that houses collections related to women's history and activism.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Kinsley S. Bingham
Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood
Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War
6th cousin 1 time removed
via Francis Cooke
Richard A. Snelling
76th and 78th Governor of Vermont
7th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Mitchell
Drew Gilpin Faust
28th President of Harvard University
6th cousin 6 times removed
via Rev. John Lothrop
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