John Tabor Kingston Jr. (January 4, 1860 – August 26, 1898) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1891 and 1893 sessions.
Kingston, a native of Necedah, Wisconsin, represented the 11th district as a Democrat. After the conclusion of his political career, he served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. Soon after the war, Kingston died of peritonitis or typhoid fever on August 26, 1898, in Coamo, Puerto Rico and was buried there.
References
- ^ "J. T. Kingston Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. September 10, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- Joint Resolution No.4. Wisconsin Session Laws. 1899. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Grave of Kingston". The Weekly Wisconsin. September 17, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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