Thomas Kinsella
(December 31, 1832 — February 11, 1884) Thomas Kinsella was a printer, editor, and politician. Kinsella was born in County Wexford, Ireland in 1832 and immigrated to the United States where he settled in New York City. He apprenticed in the printer’s trade and worked for the Cambridge Post from 1851 to 1858. After moving to Brooklyn. Kinsella became an editor for a newspaper, and also served as postmaster and member of the board of education. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Kinsella established his own newspaper and worked as editor until his death in 1884.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000226]
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New York Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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