Asa Kinney (May 21, 1810 – October 3, 1886)[1] was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
Born in Homer, New York, Kinney moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, in 1836 and settled in Oak Creek where he had a farm.
In 1861, Kinney served as quartermaster in the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
[5] He then enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and was commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to quartermaster.
Kinney served as a local judge in Russell and was in the banking and insurance businesses in Kansas and Wisconsin.