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KIMBERLY


KINCAID


A.M., 1869. He was tutor there in Latin and Greeli, 1807-08, and acting professor of matlie- matics, 1869. He studied theology in the General Theogical seminary, New York, graduating Hel- lenistic Greek prizeman in 1871. Having served his diaconate at Trinity church, New York, he was ordained priest in 1872, and was appointed vicar of the Chapel of St. Augustine, Trinity parish. He married, June 12, 1894, Clarissa Evans, of Vancouver, Wash., a descendant tiirough Tiieopiiilus Redfield of John and Priscilla Alden, of tiie Mayjloirer. He manifested mucli interest in Sunday sciiools, and originated service leaflets. He gained a tliorougli knowledge of the wants of the poorer classes in the tenement districts, and was a leading member of Mayor Strong's East Side Parks committee. He received from St. Stephen's the degrees of S.T.B. 1879, and S.T.D. 1886, and in 1896 was elected president of the Alumni association.

KIMBERLY, John, educator, was born in New York city in September, 1818 ; son of David and Elizabeth (Ferris) Kimberly. He was graduated from the University of the City of New York,A.B., 1837, A.M., 1840, and taught school in Nortli Caro- lina and Tennessee. He was married in 1840 to Caroline A., daughter of Tristam Capehart, and secondly, on Dec. 8, 1858, to Bettie M, , daughter of the Hon. Thomas Manly. He was professor of agricultural chemistry in the University of North Carolina, 18.56-66, and in 1859 he visited Germany, where he studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg. He was again professor of agricul- tural chemistry at the University of North Caro- lina, 1875-76, and removed to Buncombe county, where he engaged in farming, 1876-82. He re- ceived the honorary degree of A.M. from the University of North Carolina in 1846. He died at Asheville, N.C., March 6. 1882.

KIMBERLY, Lewis Ashfield, naval officer, was born at Troy, N.Y., April 2, 1830; son of Edmund Stoughton and Maria Theresa (Ellis) Kimberly ; grandson of John and Hannah O. (Stoughton) Kimberly and of John French and Maria (Willcocks) Ellis; and a descendant of Thomas Kimberly, who came from England about 1635 and lived first in Dorchester, Mass., and later in New Haven, Conn., and of Lewis Morris, royal governor of the province of New Jersey and chief justice of New York and New Jersey. Lewis A. Kimberly was appointed from Illinois to the U.S. Naval academy as midshipman. Dec. 8, 1840 ; was promoted passed midshipman, June 8. 18-52 ; master, Sept. 15, 1855, and lieutenant. Sept. 16, 1855. He served on the frigate Pofo?««c, 1861-62, was promoted lieutenant-commander, July 16, 1862 ; and was executive officer of the Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagsliip, p.irticipating in tlie actions at Port Hudson, Grand Gulf, Warringon,


and Mobile Bay, and his conduct was such as to secure for him high commendatory mention from Captain Drayton in his official report of the last named battle. He was promoted commander, July 25, 1860, and was in the expedition of Rear- Admiral John Rodg- ers to Korea and com- manded the landing force that captured the forts in 1871. He was promoted cap- tain, Oct. 3, 1874; commodore, Sept. 27, 1884 ; was command- ant of the navy yard at Boston , Mass. , 1885-87 ; was pro- moted rear-admiral, Jan. 20, 1887 ; and was commander-in- chief of tiie Pacific C^j^iju^ cy4rfLfSiJ K^UoZf station, 1887-90 ; was '

in the great hurricane of March 15-10, 1889, at Apia, Samoa, where his fiagshi}) the Trenton was wrecked, and he was commended Ijy the secretary of the navy for his conduct there. He was retired after forty -six years of active .service, at sixty-two years of age, April 2, 1892, and sub- sequently served as prize commissioner at Port- land, Maine, incident to the war with Spain. He was made an honorary member of the Cliamber of Commerce, San Francisco. He died in West Newton, Mass., Jan. 28, 1902.

KINCAID, Charles Euston, journalist, was born in Boyle county, Ky., Maj' 18, 18.55 ; son of Capt. William Garnett and Elizabeth Frances (Banford) Kincaid, and grandson of John (q. v.) and Marj' Gai'nett (Waggener) Kincaid and of James Crawford and Fanny Lawson (Evans) Branford. William Garnett Kincaid (born in Stanford, Ky., in 1820, died in Danville, Ky., in 1888) entered the U.S. Military academy in the class of 1843, but did not graduate ; was graduated at the Transylvania university, LL.B., 1846; joined the 2d Kentucky regiment for service in the Mexican war as 1st lieutenant, was promoted captain and assistant quartermaster and was present at the battle of Bueiia Vista, and de- clined a consulship to Trieste offered h\ President Taylor. His son, Ciiarles Euston Kincaid, was graduated from Centre college, Ky., A.B., 1878, A.M., 1881 ; was admitted to the bar in 1879 ; was editor of the Anderson County Neics, Law- renceburg, Ky., 1878-81 ; judge, with county jurisdiction, 1879-80 ; a member of the state rail- road commission, 1880-82 ; an editor of the Cour- ier Journal, Louisville, Ky., 1882-83. and private secretary to Governor Knott. 18^3-84. In 1884 he was appointed by Governor Knott to remove