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If ever the description “the man had a full life” could be levelled at someone then that man would have to be Coates Kinney. During the 19th century he was, at various times a wistful and skillful poet. For a short time he was a politician, filling the role of Senator in the State of Ohio for two years.

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He was a lawyer in Cincinnati and worked as a journalist on several publications and newspapers. He served in the US Army during the American Civil War as a commissioned officer, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the appointment of Paymaster. Finally, he held several school teaching posts.

Coates Kinney was born on the 24th November 1826 at Keuka Lake in Yates County, N.Y.

At the age of thirteen the family moved to Ohio where Kinney showed that he had a strong thirst for learning. He had temporary periods of employment in a woolen factory and a sawmill but he saw better things ahead for himself. After attending the Springboro Academy, which was a boarding school, he went o