Charles John Kinsey

Background

Kinsey, Charles John was born on August 4, 1922 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Came to the United States, 1929. Son of Alfred Richardson and Lola Mae (Lagergren) Kinsey.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1951.

Career

Fieldman, American Hampshire Swine Registry, American Hampshire Herdsman, Peoria, Illinois, 1946-1948; executive secretary, Park Ridge (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce, 1953; industrial auctioneer, S.L. Winternitz & Company, Inc., Chicago, 1954-1957; partner, Kinsey-Koploy Company, Detroit, 1957-1965; president, principal, Charles Kinsey & Company, Inc., Detroit, since 1965; president, Michigan Auctioneers Association, 1960-1961; vice president, Michigan Angus Association, 1963. Consultant A-Line Manufacturing Company, Centralia, Illinois, since 1982.

Achievements

• Charles John Kinsey has been listed as a noteworthy auctioneer, consultant, breeder, farmer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The lives and the times of the Kinsey Brothers Ernest & Alfred

Membership

Member First Presbyterian Church Choir, Farmington Hills, Michigan, since 1959. Served United States Army, 1944-1946, Persian Gulf Command, European Theatre of Operations. Member University of Illinois Alumni Association (life), Sigma Phi Epsilon (life).

Interests

• Avocations: baritone soloist, creative writing, voice concerts.

Connections

Married Shirley Elaine Grady, June 25, 1950. Children: Rebecca Diane, David Allan, Jane Elizabeth, Thomas Charles.

Father:

Alfred Richardson Kinsey

Mother:

Lola Mae (Lagergren) Kinsey

Spouse:

Shirley Elaine Grady

child:

Thomas Charles Kinsey

child:

Rebecca Diane Kinsey

child:

David Allan Kinsey

child:

Jane Elizabeth Kinsey