Thomas Kinsella (New York), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Representative from New York
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1832
Place of Birth: County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Date of Death: 11-Feb-1884
Profession: politician, postmaster, editor, journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Thomas Kinsella (New York)
- Thomas Kinsella (December 31, 1832 – February 11, 1884) was a United States Representative from New York.
- Born in County Wexford, Ireland.
- Brother of Matthew Kinsella born in Kilnahue, Gorey, Co.Wexford 1836.
- He emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City, where he attended the common schools.
- He moved to Cambridge, New York in 1851 and learned the printer's trade; he worked for the Cambridge Post, and moved to Brooklyn in 1858, becoming editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 7, 1861.
- He was postmaster of Brooklyn in 1866, and was a member of the city water commission and board of education. Kinsella was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.
- He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
- He established the Brooklyn Sunday Sun in 1874; it afterward combined with the Daily Eagle, which he edited until his death in Brooklyn, 1884.
- He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00071. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH83- 87 <P&P>[P&P]
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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| Alternative names | Levin C. Handy | ||
| Description | American photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 10 August 1855 | 26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932 | |
| Location of birth/death | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | |
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00071. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH83- 87 <P&P>[P&P]
License: PD-Brady-Handy
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