Harvey R. Kingsley (January 8, 1871 – January 2, 1936) was a Vermont politician, judge and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography Harvey Roberts Kingsley was born in Rutland, Vermont on January 8, 1871.National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Passport Application for Harvey R. Kingsley, accessed July 4, 2012 He graduated from Columbia University in 1893 and received his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1896, and was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternityColumbia University, Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University, 1900, page 160 and the Philolexian Society. Kingsley practiced law in Rutland and was also involved in civic projects and programs, including serving as the volunteer coach of the Rutland High School track and field team.Psi Upsilon Fraternity, The Diamond of Psi Upsilon, Volume 22, Issue 2, 1936, page 101
A Republican, Kingsley served as chairman of Rutland's Republican Committee, and held local offices including grand juror and school board member.Prentiss Cutler Dodge, Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, 1912, page 244
Kingsley was a member of the Vermont National Guard, and attained the rank of Major.Columbia University, Columbia Alumni News, Volume 9, 1919, page 682
From 1910 to 1912 Kingsley served as Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor John A. Mead.Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1911, page 14Walter J. Bigelow, Vermont: Its Government, 1919, page 45Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1919, page 504
In 1918 Kingsley was elected to the Vermont Senate. He served two terms, 1919 to 1923 and was Senate President Pro Tem in his second term. Kingsley was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1922 and served one term, 1923 to 1925., Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 4Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the State Senate of Vermont, pages 4 to 5
From 1921 until his death Kingsley served as Rutland County Probate Judge.New York Times, H. R. Kingsley Dies, January 4, 1936Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1927Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont State Senate, 1933
Judge Kingsley died in Rutland on January 2, 1936.Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Harvey Roberts Kingsley, accessed July 4, 2012
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