John W. Kendall Explained

John W. Kendall
State:Kentucky
District:10th
Term Start:March 4, 1891
Term End:March 7, 1892
Predecessor:John H. Wilson
Successor:Joseph M. Kendall
Birth Date:26 June 1834
Birth Place:Morgan County, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality:American
Birth Name:John Wilkerson Kendall
Party:Democrat
Resting Place:Barber Cemetery, West Liberty, Kentucky
Occupation:Attorney

John Wilkerson Kendall (June 26, 1834 – March 7, 1892) was an American lawyer who served for one year as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from March 4, 1891, until his death on March 7, 1892.

He was the father of Joseph Morgan Kendall.

Biography

Born in Morgan County, Kentucky, Kendall attended the common schools and Owingsville Academy, where he studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in West Liberty, Kentucky. He later served as prosecuting attorney of Morgan County from 1854 to 1858.

Civil War

During the Civil War Kendall served as first lieutenant and adjutant of the Tenth Kentucky Confederate Cavalry.

Political career

He served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1867 to 1871. Afterwards, he became the Commonwealth attorney for the 13th judicial district from 1872 to 1878.

Kendall was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1891, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 1892.

Death

He was interred in Barber Cemetery, West Liberty, Kentucky.

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