Joseph E. Kinsley

Joseph Edwin Kinsley (October 8, 1897 – March 28, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life and education Kinsley was born on October 8, 1897 in the Fordham section of the Bronx, New York. His father, Michael Kinsley, was a Deputy City Tax Commissioner. 1925, 1927, 1928, and 1929. In 1929, he was elected a New York City alderman. He continued serving as alderman until 1937, when the board of aldermen was replaced with the New York City Council. He was elected to the first City Council in 1937 and continued to serve on it until he lost his 1943 re-election. He became a notable critic of Mayor La Guardia's administration and his practices, like hiring people who live outside of New York City to head city departments and agencies. He sponsored a law that ended the practice that passed over La Guardia's veto. In 1944, he unsuccessfully ran for the New York State Senate. In 1949, he became an assistant Corporation Counsel.