Richard Kennedy (Wisconsin politician) explained

Richard Regan Kennedy (January 5, 1842 – November 30, 1903) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Kennedy was born in Minersville, Pennsylvania in 1842.[1] He moved to Wisconsin with his parents when he was an infant.[1] During the American Civil War, he was an orderly sergeant with the 27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.[1] Conflicts he took part include the Siege of Vicksburg.[2] After the war, he was involved in zinc mining.[1] Kennedy died of an abscess of the thigh on November 30, 1903 in Racine, Wisconsin.[1] [3]

Political career

Kennedy was a member of the Assembly during the 1880 and 1883 sessions.[1] [4] Additionally, he was Town Treasurer and Collector of Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.

Notes and References

  1. News: Richard Kennedy Dead. Wisconsin State Journal. December 1, 1903. 1. Newspapers.com. June 24, 2018.
  2. Book: George Crawford . Robert M. Crawford. 1913. Memoirs of Iowa County Wisconsin. Northwestern Historical Association. 101–104.
  3. News: Richard Kennedy Dead. Racine Journal. December 1, 1903. 1. Newspapers.com. June 24, 2018.
  4. Book: Lawrence S. Barish. 2007. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. 151.