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James Kinsella (mayor)

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Mooney) Kinsella on July 12, 1924. His grandfather, Richard J. Kinsella, had previously served as Mayor of Hartford from 1918 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1924. His father, George F. Kinsella, had served as Hartford's city assessor. James Kinsella's brother, George B. Kinsella, later became Hartford's
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prior to entering local politics. In 1953, Kinsella was elected to the Hartford City Council when he was 29 years old. The city council also elected him Deputy Mayor, a position he held until he became Mayor of Hartford in 1957. Kinsella was elected mayor and sworn into office in 1957. He was
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efforts, including the construction of a city park and jogging track at Broad Street and Farmington Avenue in Hartford. He purchased
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until late in life, continued to pursue philanthropic endeavors for Hartford after leaving the court. He supported
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Kinsella died at his home in Hartford on October 8, 2012, at the age of 88.
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Kinsella left the mayor's office in 1960 when he was elected a Hartford
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in 1952. he returned to Hartford and passed the Connecticut state
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re-elected to a second term in 1959 and served until late 1960.
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over the handling of the estate of a woman from neighboring
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Kinsella was born to George F. Kinsella and Dorothea (
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United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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for the Hartford Police Department and lighting for
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Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Trinity College
BA
University of Nebraska
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United States Marine Corps
World War II
mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
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United States Marine Corps
World War II
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Trinity College
University of Nebraska College of Law
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probate judge
impeachment
West Hartford, Connecticut
attorney
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