Kingsley, James Luce, LL.D., an eminent and one of the most successful American educators, born in Scotland, Conn.. Aug. 28, 1778, was a lineal descendant of John Kingsley, one of the seven men who in 1636 con- stituted the first Church in Dorchester, Mass. He en- tered Williams College at the age of seventeen, and at the end of the fresliman year was transferred to Yale, where he graduated in 1799. After teaching in Wind- ham and Wethersfield for two years jMr. Kingsley was appointed tutor in Yale College in 1801, and in 1805 was promoted to tlie professorsliip of the Hebrew, Greek. and Latin languages and of ecclesiastical history, a position which he retained till his death in 1852. His studies
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were chiefly in language and history, but he was well versed in iiiatlieniaties, theology, metaphysics, political science, and general literature. The study of the clas- sics had disciplined his judgment and relined his taste, so that his writings ^vere clear, finished, and forcible to the highest degree. As a writer of English, Dr. Dwight called him the American Addison ; in Latin, Prof. Thach- er says that " Cicero was his model, and he was certainly a successful imitator of his style — surprisinglj' successful, when we consider how he was dependent on himself for instruction." Prof. Kingsley was at the same time re- markably modest and retiring, the usual accompani- ments of true greatness. He very rarely made a pub- lic address, although so eminently qualified for the task ; and the editions of classical authors which he published as text-books, together with the numerous articles which he contributed to quarterly and monthly periodicals, wore commonly anonymous. His Latin compositions were numerous, but rarely published. The congratula- tory address which he gave at the inauguration of pres- ident Day in 1817, and a similar address at the inaugu- ration of president Woolsey in 18-lG, have not even beeji found among his jiapers. The memorandum of one of his associates attributes to him six such monumental tributes, viz. president Dwight, 1817 ; colonel David Humphreys, 1818 ; professor Alexander M. Fisher, 1822 ; professor M. K. Dutton, 1825; tutor Amos PettingiU, 1832 ; and Osgood Johnson, 1837. Tlie most elaborate of his writings was the address delivered on the two hundredth anniversary of the settlement of New Haven in 1838. It remains a model of thorough investigation and judicious combination. The letters of Prof. Kings- ley have been very much admired. With president .Sparks, Edward Everett, Dr. Palfrey, JMr. Savage, and other literary gentlemen, he was in constant correspond- ence, but more particularly with Dr. J. E. Worcester. In the A merican Quarterh/ Rec/ister for April, 1835, and Au- gust, 183G, will be found his sketch of the History of Yale College, which was also printed as a separate pamphlet (46 pages 8vo). This is regarded as a chief authority in relation to the early historj^ of this celebrated college. The productions of Prof. Kingsley found a large place in the leading American periodicals; ho ranked espe- »'iaUy prominent among the contributors to the New Englander, the Christian Spectator, the Biblical Repos- itory, and the North A merican Review. For a complete list of his works, see AUibone, Diet. Engl, and A m. A uth. vol. ii, s. V. See also Thacher (Thomas A.), Commemora- tice Discourse on Prof. Kingsley (Oct., 1852). (E. de P.)
Kingsley, Phineas, a Presbyterian minister, born in Rutland, Vt., March 12, 1788, educated in the classics by his uncle, a graduate of Harvard College, was licensed to preach about 1818, and ordained at Highgate, Vt., Oct. 12, 1819, where he remained twelve years. He was next settled for seven years at Underbill, Vt,, and f(jr the five years following at Sheldon, Yt. In 1847 he removed to Brooklyn, Ohio, and continued preaching to the day of his death, Jidy G, 1863. ''He was highly esteemed by his ministerial brethren, not for showy tal- ents, but for substantial worth and fidelity." — Wilson, f'resb. llist. Almanac, 1867.
Kingsmill, Andukw, an English divine, born at Sidmonton, in Hampshire, in 1538, was educated at Cor- pus Christi College, Oxford, and removed tlience to a fellowship of All Souls in 1558. In the year 1563 there were only three preachers in the university, of whom Kingsmill was one; but after some time, when con- formity was pressed, he withdrew from the kingdom and went to (ieneva, but at the end of three years moved to Lausanne, where he died in the j'ear 1570, in tlie prime of life, "leaving behind him," says Ncale {Hist, of the Puritans, i, 116 sq.),J'an excellent pattern of piety, devotion, and all manner of virtue." He was an admired preacher, and a scholar of superior attain- ments. His memory was most remarkable, fur it is said that he coidd readily rehearse, in the Greek language.
all St. Paul's epistles to the Pomans and Galatians, and other portions of holy Scripture, memoriter. His works are : 1. I 'lew of Man's Estate (1574,8vo) : — 2. Godly A d- vice touching Marriage (1580, 8vo) : — 3. Treatise for such as are troubled in Mind or afflicted in Body : — 4. godly Exhortation to bear patiently all Afflictions for the Gospel: — 5. Conference between a learned Chi-istiun and an afflicted Conscience. (E, de P.)
Kinkaid, Samuel Porterfield, a Presbyterian minister, was born May 24, 1827, in Donegal, Butler County, Pa. ; was educated at Washington College, Pa., where he graduated with honor in 1857 ; studied theol- ogy at the ^\'estern Theological Seminary, Alleghany, Pa.; was licensed in the spring of 1859, and during his senior year at the seminary preached at Academia and Kockland, Pa. There his labors were so abundantly suc- cessful that immediately upon his graduation he -was or- dained and installed over the united churches of Acade- mia, Rockland, and Richland. In addition to his pasto- ral duties, he taught the academy at Freedom, Venango County, Pa. He died jNIarch 24, 1866. Kinkaid was marked for his great earnestness and diligence, as well as for his ardent piety and ability to present truth with directness and searching power. — ^^'ilson, Presb. Hist, A Imanac, 1867.