John Kintzing Kane (May 16, 1795 – February 21, 1858) was an American lawyer who served as the 21st Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1846 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1846 to 1858.
John Kintzing Kane
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Born 1795 in Albany, NY
Died 1858 in Philadelphia, PA
FJC ID: 1223
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Chesapeake and Delaware Canal CompanyAttorney/board member · 1825–present
- Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaAttorney general · 1845–1846
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1817–1824, 1836–1845
- U.S. commissioner to settle claims with France1832–1836
- Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity solicitor · 1828–1830, 1832
- PennsylvaniaState representative · 1824–1825
Appointments
1846–1858 · Appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1817
- Yale College1814