Background

Kinkaid, Mary Holland Mistress was born on December 31, 1861 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John and Nettie S. McNeish.

Education

Educated Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia schools.

Career

Began newspaper work in Chicago, 1886. On staff Omaha World-Herald as editorial writer and assistant city editor, from 1888. Worked in Colorado Equal Suffrage campaign, 1894.

Editorial writer on staff Denver Evening Times, 1894-1896.

Assistant superintendent public instruction, Colorado, 1897-1898. Resigned to join staff Chicago Inter-Ocean, 1898-1901.

Literature editor Milwaukee Sentinel, 1901-1903. Sunday editor Los Angeles Herald, 1903-1905.

Associate editor Pacific Outlook.

Contributor to mags, and periodicals. Author: Walda (novel), 1903. The Manitoba of Yesterday (novel), 1907.

Address: 4537 Marmion Way, Los Los Angeles

Achievements

• Mary Holland Mistress Kinkaid has been listed as a notable journalist, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married John Kinkaid, 1891.

Father:

John McNeish

Mother:

Nettie South. McNeish

Spouse:

John Kinkaid