Garrett Deforest Kinney (May 21, 1869 – August 7, 1933) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,130. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the l ...

, Kinney moved with his parents to

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...

in 1874. Kinney went to the Peoria Public Schools and to Cornell University. He was involved in the manufacturing business and was also involved with banking. He was president of Culter & Proctor Stove Company and Metal Barrel Corporation. He was involved with the Republican. Kinney served as Illinois State Treasurer from 1927 to 1929. Kinney died in

on August 7, 1933, after shooting himself on June 23, 1933. Kinney was being investigated for taking Illinois state monies while director of Illinois State Finances under Governor Louis Lincoln Emmerson.'Kinney's Suicide To Bring Action Against Estate,' Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1933, pg, 8

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* 1869 births 1933 deaths Politicians from Peoria, Illinois People from Rensselaer County, New York Cornell University alumni Businesspeople from Illinois Illinois Republicans State treasurers of Illinois Suicides by firearm in Illinois American politicians who died by suicide 1933 suicides {{Illinois-politician-stub