Kinsman
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A kinsman is a male relative (see kinship
). The term Kinsman (or plural Kinsmen) may also refer to:
Kinship
Kinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. And descent groups, lineages, etc. are treated in their own subsections....
). The term Kinsman (or plural Kinsmen) may also refer to:
Places in the United States
- Kinsman, IllinoisKinsman, IllinoisKinsman is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 99 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kinsman is located at ....
- Kinsman, OhioKinsman, OhioKinsman is an unincorporated community in southern Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44428; as well as a library, the Kinsman Free Public Library...
- Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, OhioKinsman Township, Trumbull County, OhioKinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Kinsman MountainKinsman MountainKinsman Mountain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Nathan Kinsman, an early resident of Easton, New Hampshire, and is part of the Kinsman Range of the White Mountains...
, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire - Kinsman NotchKinsman NotchKinsman Notch is a mountain pass located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States. It is the westernmost of the major notches through the White Mountains...
, a mountain pass in New Hampshire
People
- Brent Kinsman, American child actor
- Frederick Joseph KinsmanFrederick Joseph KinsmanFrederick Joseph Kinsman was an American Roman Catholic church historian who had formerly been a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. From 1908 to 1919 he was Episcopal Bishop of Delaware.-Life:Kinsman was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and at Keble College, Oxford...
, American clergyman - Gary KinsmanGary KinsmanGary Kinsman is a Canadian sociologist. He is one of Canada's leading academics on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. In 1987, he wrote one of the key Canadian texts on LGBT social history, Regulation of Desire, reprinted in 1995...
, Canadian sociologist - Jeremy KinsmanJeremy KinsmanJeremy K.B. Kinsman is a retired Canadian career diplomat. He was the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Canadian Ambassador to the European Union ....
, Canadian diplomat - Shane KinsmanShane KinsmanShane Kinsman is an American child actor who typically plays a rambunctious twin alongside his identical twin brother Brent. He played Kyle Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2...
, American child actor - Thomas James KinsmanThomas James KinsmanThomas James Kinsman is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.-Biography:...
, U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor - Paul Kinsman, Canadian musician and broadcaster
Organizations
- Kin CanadaKin CanadaKin Canada is a secular Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride....
, a Canadian non-profit service organization also known as Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs - Kinsmen Field HouseKinsmen Field HouseKinsmen Field House is a multi-purpose sport and recreation facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The facility was opened January 3, 1968 and provides year-round public facilities for sports and recreational activities...
, a multi-purpose sport and recreation facility - Kinsmen StadiumKinsmen StadiumKinsmen Stadium is the home of the Oshawa Dodgers of the Intercounty Baseball League. It is located on Arena Street in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, next to the Oshawa Creek, and directly to the north of the former Hambly Arena....
, the home of the Oshawa Dodgers
Vessels
- USS Kinsman (1854)USS Kinsman (1854)USS Kinsman was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the Union Army during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways....
, a Union Navy gunboat during the American Civil War - USS Colonel Kinsman (1862)USS Colonel Kinsman (1862)USS Colonel Kinsman was a gunboat captured by the Union Army during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Army with Navy officers as a gunboat until transferred to the Union Navy, when she continued her work as a gunboat until she hit a snag and sank.-Capture:Colonel Kinsman — a...
, a gunboat captured by the Union Army during the American Civil War
Fiction
- Chet Kinsman, protagonist in a series of books by Ben BovaBen BovaBenjamin William Bova is an American science-fiction author and editor. He is the recipient of six Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor for his work at Analog Science Fiction in the 1970's.-Personal life:...
, including the novels "Kinsman" and "The Kinsman Saga"
Music
- Kinsmen (2008), a jazz and Carnatic musicCarnatic musicCarnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
album on Pi RecordingsPi RecordingsPi Recordings is a jazz record label whose motto is "dedicated to the innovative". Pi was founded in 2001 by Seth Rosner. He was joined as partner by Yulun Wang in 2002.- Discography :*Pi 01: Everybodys Mouth's a Book - Henry Threadgill...
by saxophonists Rudresh MahanthappaRudresh MahanthappaRudresh Mahanthappa is a New York-based jazz alto saxophonist and composer.Mahanthappa was born in Trieste, Italy, and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992 and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz composition from Chicago's DePaul University...
& Kadri GopalnathKadri GopalnathDr. Kadri Gopalnath is an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone.-Early life:...