Bertine Pinckney

Bertine Pinckney
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 77th district
In office
January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875
Preceded byJ. K. McLean
Succeeded byR. C. Bates
7th Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
In office
April 1864 – April 1865
Preceded byCharles F. Hammond
Succeeded byHenry T. Hinton
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharles A. Eldredge
Constituency20th Senate district
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded byJohn A. Eastman
Succeeded byBaruch S. Weil
Constituency4th Senate district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 2nd district
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851
Preceded byJonathan Daugherty
Succeeded byMorris S. Barnett
Personal details
Born(1824-04-26)April 26, 1824
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1909(1909-12-26) (aged 85)
Peabody, Kansas, U.S.
Resting placePrairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Kansas
Political party
SpouseLouise P. Pinkney (died 1914)
Children
  • Bertine Pinckney
  • Charles C. Pinckney
Parents
  • William Pinkney (father)
  • Hannah Bertine (mother)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1862
RankColonel, USV
Commands20th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Bertine B. Pinckney (April 26, 1824 – December 26, 1909) was an American farmer, surveyor, and politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County, and later served in the Kansas House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, he served as a Union Army officer and was colonel of the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment until suffering a stroke in December 1862. His last name is often spelled Pinkney.