Lloyd H. Kincaid

Lloyd Kincaid
Lloyd Kincaid
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; April 13, 1983 – July 12, 1990
Preceded by	Clifford Krueger
Succeeded by	Roger Breske
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 3, 1983 – April 13, 1983
Preceded by	Wayne W. Wood
Succeeded by	John Volk
Constituency	48th District
	In office; January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Brian Rude
Constituency	36th District
Personal details
Born	May 8, 1925; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, US
Died	November 1, 2007 (aged 82); Crandon, Wisconsin, US
Resting place	Crandon Lakeside Cemetery, Crandon, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic; Republican (before 1977);
Spouse	Kathleen
Children	4
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943-1945
Battles/wars	World War II

Lloyd Harvard Kincaid (May 8, 1925 – November 1, 2007) was an American carpenter, businessman, and politician from Forest County, Wisconsin. He served seven years as a member of the Wisconsin Senate (1983–1990) and ten years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1973–1983). Originally elected as a Republican, he switched to the Democratic Party during the 1977 legislative session.

Early life

Kincaid was born on May 8, 1925, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He graduated from high school in Crandon, Wisconsin. At age 18, 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army for service in World War II.^[1] After returning from the war, Kincaid worked as a cabinetmaker and grocer.

Political career

From 1970 to 1973, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Nicolet Area Technical College, the city council of Crandon, Wisconsin, and a member of the Forest County Board of Supervisors.

In 1972, he was elected to his first term in the Wisconsin Legislature, when he was elected to represent the 36th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Though originally elected as a Republican, and re-elected twice on the Republican ticket, in the middle of his third term, Kincaid switched parties and became a conservative Democrat. He was disappointed with the way the Republican caucus had handled legislative negotiations over a change to the mining tax.^[2] After his party-switch, he was re-elected three more times, including his narrow 1982 victory over fellow-incumbent Earl W. Schmidt, with whom he had been forced into a confrontation due to redistricting.^[3]

Shortly after the 1982 election, on December 15, 1982, incumbent state senator Clifford Krueger announced he would retire at the end of the year. Kincaid won the April 1983 special election to fill the remainder of Krueger's term and was subsequently re-elected in 1984 and 1988.^[4]

Kincaid remained a member of the Senate until June 1990, when he resigned for health reasons.

Personal life

Kincaid and his wife Kathleen were married for 55 years. They had three sons and one daughter, and, at the time of his death, he had nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was a member of the American Legion and active in his local church.^[5]

He died on November 1, 2007, at his home in Crandon, Wisconsin.^[6]

References

^ "Kincaid, Lloyd H. 1925". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ "Republican Bolts over Mine Tax". La Crosse Tribune. June 29, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved March 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Schmidt, Kincaid face test in 48th District". Wausau Daily Herald. October 27, 1982. p. 46. Retrieved August 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1979-1980; p. 377
^ "Lloyd Kincaid, 82, former lawmaker, dies". The Capital Times. Crandon, Wisconsin. November 2, 2007. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ Joint Resolution relating to the life and public service of Lloyd H. Kincaid (PDF) (Senate Joint Resolution 66). Wisconsin Legislature. 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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The Political Graveyard

Wisconsin State Assembly
District created	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 36th district January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1983	Succeeded by Brian Rude
Preceded by Wayne W. Wood	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th district January 3, 1983 – April 13, 1983	Succeeded by John Volk
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Clifford Krueger	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 12th district April 13, 1983 – July 12, 1990	Succeeded by Roger Breske