The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-01-04
JUDGE S. B. kINCSBURY
PASSESAWAY SUDDENLY
AFTERDINNER WITH SON
Former Resident OF Honolulu
ard Jurist Al WaiIuku Dies
p. In Bed II.


Y JUDGE Selden Bingham KinRsbury
well known In this city and al
y Waikiki, Maui where he lived in
the past few years, is dead. He died
on December 20 In Los Angeles. Cali.
fornia, of heart failure. The Judge had
been dining with his son, Fred O.
Kingsbury, q prominent lawyer of Los
Angeles, whom he was visiting. He
felt well and in good spirits, for the
Judge was of a most jovial and enter.
tanning turn, and had gone to his room
He retired for the night and shortly
afterwards died in bed.
Mrs. Kingsbury was in Washington
d. c., where she was visiting her
brother, Consul General John Edward
Jones, who, being recently transferred
from Genoa, Italy, post which he oc.
cupied since September, 1918, to Lyons,
France, was in the national capital on
a leave-of- absence and preparing to 90
TO France.
Settled In Honolulu
Following a tour of the world, which
occupied three years, Judge Kingsbury
came to Honolulu in 1907 to visit his
daughter, the, wife of Capt. CHARLES
Humphrey, U. 8. A., son of the former
quartermaster-general of the United
States Army. He settled in Honolulu
and on February 9, 1909, was appoint
ed by President Roosevelt as Judge of
the second circuit court of the Terri.
tory, In Waikiki, Maui. He served a
full term Of four years and was sue
ceeded ON the bench by Judge William
s, Edings, who was appointed by Presi.
dent Wilson. = 49,
Selden Bingham KiDgsbury was born
in Camden, Lorain County, Ohio, on
October 20, 1910, and celebrated his
seventytffth anniversary in October of
last year. He was the son of Charles
Bingham and Betsy (Tennant) Kings.
bury, and received his A. B., degree at
Ober'in College, 1854, and that of A.
NJ, in 1871. Judge Kingsbury married
Huldah W. Corning, of Ohio, on August
II, 1865, who died in 1901 At Wash
ingtoh, D. C., on September %, 1907,
he married Katydid J. Jones, who sur
wives him.
Answered Lincoln's Call
The deceased was carrying on his
studies in Oberlin College when, on
April 20, 1861, he answered President
Lincoln 8 call to arms and enlisted in
Company c, Second Ohio Volunteer In
fantry, which was, composed almost ex-
elusively of students. The student sol.
der reenlisted in June, the same year,
for three years and saw considerable
service in the West Virginia campaigns
early in the war of. the great rebellion.
He was taken a prisoner of war after
the Battle of Cross Lanes and confined
for month in Libby Prison, from
where he was removed TO Parish Prison
in North Carolina and then to Salibury
Prison in the same State. He was re-
leased on parole in August, 1852, and
exchanged two years later.
While in the Libby and other mill
tary prisons the young soldier sold
whatever little trinkets of value he had
about him and with the proceeds pur-
chased books, continuing his interrupt.
ed studies under very trying and ad.
verse circumstances. During the bal.
ance of the Civil War he was provost
marshal at Columbus, Ohio. With the
advent of peace Kingsbury resumed his
studies, taking up law, but not practis-
ing it until some years afterwards.
Prominent In Peaceful Work
He was superintendent of schools in
Flint and Constantine counties, Mich
gan, for eight years. In 1875 he was
admitted to the bar in Coldwater,
Michigan, and practised in Constantine
and vicinity until 1881; at Haley, Ida.
no, from 1881 to 1893, after which he
removed to Boise, Idaho, where he be
came leader of the bar and continued
in the practise of law until 1908,
travelling the next three wears sand
then locating in Honolulu.
Judge Kingsbury was a Republican,
Congregationalist in faith member of
the Hawaiian Bar Association, Sons of
the American Revolution, American
Geographical Society, Grand Army Of
the Republic, Historical Society of Ha
wall, Navy League and a Mason. He
was also q member of the University
and Country clubs of Honolulu. He
was the author Of five volumes of law
briefs and many published lectures and
other literary work.
Leaves Prominent Children
BY his former marriage, the late
Judge Kingsbury is survived by three
soEs and daughter, all of whom have
made. their mark in the world. The
most distinguished is Nathaniel C..
Kingsbury, of New York City, vice
president of the American Telegraph
& Telephone Company, aud corpora
tion lawyer of national repute. Fred
c. Kingsbury is well known lawyer
of Los Angeles, while Ross C. Kings.
bury IL lieutenant in the United
States marine corps at Charleston,
South Carolina. The daughter is the
wife of Capt Charles Humphrey, U. s.
A., now stationed in the Philippines.
Both Ross c, Kingsbury and Mrs.
Humphrey lived in Honolulu many
years and are well known here.
and in the sun. This is his entire past
history. At present he is fghtin" mora
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