John Kingston Jr.

For others of the same name, see John Kingston (disambiguation).

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,[1] represented the 11th district as a Democrat.[2] After the conclusion of his political career, he served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.[3] Soon after the war, Kingston died of peritonitis[1] or typhoid fever[4] on August 26, 1898, in Coamo, Puerto Rico and was buried there.[4]

  1. ^ a b "J. T. Kingston Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. September 10, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Joint Resolution No.4. Wisconsin Session Laws. 1899. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ^ a b "Grave of Kingston". The Weekly Wisconsin. September 17, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon