Background
Kincaid, John was born on February 15, 1791 in near Danville, Kentucky, United States.
United States representative judge politician
Kincaid, John was born on February 15, 1791 in near Danville, Kentucky, United States.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stanford, Kentucky.
Kincaid served as a Kentucky Commonwealth attorney. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He served as circuit judge in 1836 and 1837 and then resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits, He moved to Gallatin, Tennessee in 1870 and died there on February 7, 1873.
Kincaid was buried in Bellview Cemetery, Danville, Kentucky.
He was also a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1819. After leaving Congress, he was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837.