David J. Kennedy (politician) explained

David J. Kennedy
Order:86th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start:1963
Term End:1964
Predecessor:Vinal G. Good
Successor:Dana Childs
Term Start3:1967
Term End3:1972
Predecessor3:Dana Childs
Successor3:Richard Hewes
State House4:Maine
District4:Milbridge
Term Start4:1959
Term End4:1972
Party:Republican
Birth Date:11 February 1907
Birth Place:Milbridge, Maine
Death Place:Ellsworth, Maine
Profession:Pharmacist
Residence:Milbridge, Maine

David J. Kennedy (February 11, 1907 – July 11, 1995) was a Maine politician and pharmacist. He was a native of Milbridge, Maine.[1] Kennedy, a Republican, represented Milbridge in Washington County from 1959 to 1972, including terms as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1967 to 1972. He retired from politics in 1972. He was close friends with Portland Democrat Dana Childs and briefly served as a lobbyist for Maine Central Railroad alongside Childs. Kennedy died on July 11, 1995, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth of natural causes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Sharp, J.R.. Sharp, N.W.. 2000. Greenwood Press. 9780313302152. 10 April 2015.
  2. News: David Kennedy, ex-Maine House speaker, dies. July 13, 1995. Bangor Daily News. B–8. 11 November 2011.