Bertine B. Pinckney (April 26, 1824December 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.
Biography
Born in New York City, he moved to Rosendale, Wisconsin Territory, in 1847. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850, representing Fond du Lac County's western Assembly district. In 1851, he was elected to represent the 4th State Senate district in 1852, and was redistricted that year to the 20th Senate district, where he served for 1853. He was originally a member of the Whig Party, but joined the Democratic Party after the 1852 election, and joined the Republican Party when it was organized in 1854.
During the American Civil War, Pinckney enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was appointed major. Then in 1862, he was commissioned colonel in the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Pinckney suffered a stroke and had to resign his commission. In 1864, he served as mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin.
Pinckney moved to Peabody, Kansas, in 1871. This Day in Wisconsin History-April 26 In 1875, Pinckley served as a Republican in the Kansas House of Representatives as a representative of Marion County, and starting in 1877 was the postmaster of Peabody, Kansas.'History of the State of Kansas' William G. Cutler, A.T. Andreas, Chicago. Illinois: 1883, Marion County, Kansas, Part 6. He died in Peabody and is buried at Prairie Lawn Cemetery there.
References
Further reading Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893. See biography of Bertine on pages 415 to 417.
External links because "Col. 20 Wis Inf." on tombstone. The Mayors Page: Ripon-History Bertine Pinckney of Kansas House of Representatives in 1874.