Asa Kinney

Asa Kinney (May 21, 1810 – October 3, 1886) was an American pioneer, businessman, and politician. Born in Homer, New York, Kinney moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and settled in Oak Creek where he had a farm. Kinney served in the first Wisconsin Constitututional Convention. Then, in 1847–1848, Kinney served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. He served in the first Wisconsin State Senate in 1848-1849 as a Democrat. He moved to Plumas County, California to mine in 1852 and was elected as the first member of the California State Assembly from Plumas County in 1854, again as a Democrat. Kinney moved back to Wisconsin after the Assembly adjourned (without even going back to Plumas County) and settled in Ripon, Wisconsin

Asa Kinney

Asa Kinney (May 21, 1810 – October 3, 1886) was an American pioneer, businessman, and politician. Born in Homer, New York, Kinney moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and settled in Oak Creek where he had a farm. Kinney served in the first Wisconsin Constitututional Convention. Then, in 1847–1848, Kinney served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. He served in the first Wisconsin State Senate in 1848-1849 as a Democrat. He moved to Plumas County, California to mine in 1852 and was elected as the first member of the California State Assembly from Plumas County in 1854, again as a Democrat. Kinney moved back to Wisconsin after the Assembly adjourned (without even going back to Plumas County) and settled in Ripon, Wisconsin