James Kinsella, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Kinsella

American politician and lawyer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1924

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2012

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Kinsella

  • James Hall Kinsella (July 12, 1924 – October 8, 2012) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, for two terms from 1957 to 1960.Kinsella was born to George F.
  • Kinsella and Dorothea (née Mooney) Kinsella on July 12, 1924.
  • His grandfather, Richard J.
  • Kinsella, had previously served as Mayor of Hartford from 1918 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1924.
  • His father, George F.
  • Kinsella, had served as Hartford's city assessor.
  • James Kinsella's brother, George B.
  • Kinsella, later became Hartford mayor for one term from 1965 to 1967.James Kinsella served in the United States Marine Corps, achieving the rank of sergeant, during World War II.
  • He received a bachelor's degree from Trinity College of Connecticut in 1947 and a law degree from University of Nebraska College of Law in 1952.
  • he returned to Hartford and passed the Connecticut state bar exam.
  • He practiced at a private law firm prior to entering local politics.In 1953, Kinsella was elected to the Hartford City Council when he was 29 years old.
  • The city council also elected him Deputy Mayor, a position he held until he became Mayor of Hartford in 1957.
  • Kinsella was elected mayor and sworn into office in 1957.
  • He was re-elected to a second term in 1959 and served until late 1960.Kinsella left the mayor's office in 1960 when he was elected a Hartford probate judge (Judge of Probate for the District of Hartford).
  • He remained a probate judge in 1984.
  • That same year, Kinsella retired from the bench as he was facing possible impeachment over the handling of the estate of a woman from neighboring West Hartford, Connecticut.
  • He was never impeached.Kinsella, who remained a working attorney until late in life, continued to pursue philanthropic endeavors for Hartford after leaving the court.
  • He supported beautification efforts, including the construction of a city park and jogging track at Broad Street and Farmington Avenue in Hartford.
  • He purchased police horses for the Hartford Police Department and lighting for Hartford City Hall.
  • Kinsella also created scholarships, acquired a piano for the Hartford library, and installed a notable rose window at the Charter Oak Cultural Center.Kinsella died at his home in Hartford on October 8, 2012, at the age of 88.

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