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Kane, John Kintzing
Born May 16, 1795, in Albany, NY
Died February 21, 1858, in Philadelphia, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by James K. Polk on June 11, 1846, to a seat vacated by Archibald Randall; Confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 1846, and received commission on June 17, 1846. Service terminated on February 21, 1858, due to death.
Education:
Yale College, 1814
Read law, 1817
Professional Career:
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1817-1824
Pennsylvania state representative, 1824-1825
Attorney and board member, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 1825-
Philadelphia city solicitor, Pennsylvania, 1828-1830, 1832
U.S. Commissioner to settle claims with France, 1832-1836
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1836-1845
Commonwealth attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1845-1846
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
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American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pa.
Legal papers, 1824-1919.
5 linear ft.; finding aid; legal briefs and correspondence relating to numerous cases
handled by Kane and his son.
Papers, 1790-1892.
15 ft.; collection contains correspondence, and legal and political papers.
Papers, ca. 1800-1892.
ca. 5,000 items; finding aid; letters, account books, commonplace books, and legal papers
concerning Kane’s career as a lawyer and politician.
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Papers, 1795-1858.
2 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains an autobiography, family, legal, and personal
correspondence, and miscellaneous papers; collection is a part of the Kane family
collection.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.
Correspondence, 1826-1860.
ca. 1,200 items; collection includes petitions and letters directed to Kane in 1845
recommending candidates for deputy attorney offices. There is also personal and family
correspondence.
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pa.
American Philosophical Society Archives, 1768-; ca. 55 ft. and ca. 14,000 items;
miscellaneous papers.
Isaac Hays papers, ca. 1840-1927; ca. 500 items; correspondence.
Elisha Kent Kane letters, 1853-1857; 20 items on 1 microfilm reel; collection contains
correspondence between John K. Kane and John P. Kennedy, Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
Elisha Kent Kane papers, 1830s-1860s; ca. 5,000 items; finding aid; represented.
Robert Patterson Kane papers, ca. 1830-1900; ca. 2,000 items; finding aid; represented.
Thomas Leiper Kane papers, ca. 1840-1878; ca. 450 items; finding aid; represented.
Samuel George Morton papers, 1838-1844; ca. 220 items on 1 microfilm reel; finding
aid; correspondence.
Papers of Henry Augustus and Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg; 11 microfilm reels;
correspondence.
Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y.
John Greig papers, 1794-1870; 18 microfilm reels; collection contains Kane’s assorted
correspondence and papers.
Dartmouth College
Hanover, N.H.
Margaret Elder Dow papers, 1846-1963; 20 linear ft.; finding aid; represented.
Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, Del.
Thomas Pym Cope letter books, 1788-1853; 4 microfilm reels; correspondence.
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
James Knox Polk papers, 1775-1891; 39 linear ft. (20,500 items); finding aid;
correspondence.
University of Michigan
William L. Clements Library
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kane family papers, 1800-1886; 176 items; correspondence.
University of Pennsylvania
University Archives and Records Center
Philadelphia, Pa.
Kane family papers, 1802-1911; 0.5 cubic ft.; finding aid; correspondence with John K.
Kane’s daughter Bessie.
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American National Biography.
Dictionary of American Biography.
Kane, John K. Autobiography of the Honorable John K. Kane, 1795-1858: Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1846-1848. Philadelphia: College Offset Press, 1949.
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