Antoinette Kinney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Utah Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office 1921–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoinette Brown 1862 New York, US |
| Died | 1945 (aged 82–83) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Clesson S. Kinney |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Michigan |
Antoinette Brown Kinney (1862–1945) was an American politician and community leader who served in the Utah State Senate.
She spent her childhood in New York and Tennessee before attending the University of Michigan as a young woman. She then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and became involved with a number of local, state, and national organizations, such as the Utah State Historical Society and General Federation of Women's Clubs, frequently occupying leadership positions. In 1893, she founded a state chapter of the Federation of Women's Clubs and served as its president. She later served as chairman and president of the League of Women Voters of Utah. In 1921, Kinney was elected to public office as a state senator representing the sixth district of Utah. She was "the only woman senator in the 1923 [Utah] legislature".[1] During her political career, Kinney wrote multiple bills lobbying for education reform, some of which became law and some of which did not. She died in 1945 in Pennsylvania and was buried in Salt Lake City.