R. M. J. Kenner Explained

Richard M. J. Kenner was a state legislator in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.^[1] He attended a Republican ratification meeting in Congo Square in 1868.^[2]

Kenner was from the Fourth District.^[3] He was removed as ward superintendent in August 1870.^[4] In 1871 he served on a House Committee on Elections that found in favor of Frank Alexander over Benjamin Buchanan in a disputed election.^[5]

In 1879 he was reported to be a clerk in a Naval office.^[6]

He and his wife, Dulease V. Kenner, adopted Fannie Hutton in 1874 and her name was changed to Fannie Justine Kenner.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Clipped From The Weekly Louisianian. The Weekly Louisianian. December 21, 1871. 2. newspapers.com.
2. News: E.C. Morphy - Radical Republican Secretary. New Orleans Republican. April 4, 1868. 1. newspapers.com.
3. Louisiana's Black Legislators and Their Efforts to Pass a Blue Law During Reconstruction. Vincent, Charles. 1976. Journal of Black Studies. 7. 1. 47–56. 10.1177/002193477600700104. 2783730. 143949628. JSTOR.
4. Web site: Official Proceedings. 1870.
5. Web site: Official Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana. Louisiana Legislature House of. Representatives. April 17, 1871. State of Louisiana.. Google Books.
6. Web site: Congressional Serial Set. April 17, 1879. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
7. Web site: An Annotated Index of the Acts of the Legislature of Louisiana: Through the Session of 1894. Robert Hardin. Marr. April 17, 1903. F. F. Hansell & bro., Limited. Google Books.