Thom's Irish Who's Who/Kinkead, Eugene F.

KINKEAD, Eugene F., ex-congressman, sheriff; b. in Ireland, March 27th, 1876; son of Thomas C. and Nora (Barrett) K.; came to America with parents, 1880; A.M., Seton Hall Coll., N.J., 1895; (LL.D., St. Peter's Coll., Jersey City, N.J.); m. Sept. 29th, 1909, Anna O'Neill, of New York. Pres. Jersey Ry. Advertising Co., Orange Pub. Co. Alderman, Jersey City, and pres. bd., 1898: mem. 61st and 62nd Congresses (1909-13), 9th N.J. Dist., and 63rd Congress (1913-15), 8th Dist.; sheriff Hudson Co., N.J., 1914-17. Settled Standard Oil Strike in Bayonne, N.J., 1915, when 9,300 men were out; as a result of the settlement an 8-hour day was established by the Standard Oil Co. for the first time in its history, and in addition the men received 10 per cent increase in wages. Democrat. In military service for period of the war; Commd. Maj. Mil. Intelligence Div. U.S.A. Office: Holt Bldg., Newark, New Jersey, U. S. America.