William Wirt Kinsley

Background

Kinsley, William Wirt was born on October 8, 1837 in Buffalo. Son of William and Caroline Kinsley.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1861.

Career

Member Company C, 7th Ohio Volumes, 1861. Professor mathematics, Northern Indiana College, 1861-1864. In auditor general’s office, Lansing, Michigan, until 1872.

Entered United States Pension Bureau, 1872.

Member Board of Review, Pension Office, 1881-1909, when resigned. In literature work, since 1909.

Author: Old Faiths and New Facts, 1896. The Bronte Sisters, 1899.

Manitoba’s Tomorrow, 1911.

Does Prayer Avail?, 1911, Was Christ Divine?, 1912. The Three Great Questions, 1912. Home: East. Falls Church, Virginia.

Achievements

• William Wirt Kinsley has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Company C, 7th Ohio Volumes, 1861. Member Board of Review, Pension Office, 1881-1909, when resigned.

Connections

Married Mary A. Jewell, October 11, 1865.

Father:

William Kinsley

Mother:

Caroline Kinsley

Spouse:

Mary A. Jewell