Joseph Morgan Kendall (1863 - 1933)

Born 12 May 1863 in West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Died 5 Nov 1933 at age 70 in West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky, USA

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Preceded by John W. Kendall Preceded by William M. Beckner

Joseph M. Kendall U.S. House of Representatives Kentucky 10th District April 21, 1892—March 3, 1893 U.S. House of Representatives Kentucky 10th District March 4, 1895—February 18, 1897

Succeeded by Marcus C. Lisle Succeeded by Nathan T. Hopkins

Biography

Joseph Kendall is Notable.

KENDALL, Joseph Morgan, (son of John Wilkerson Kendall), a Representative from Kentucky; born in West Liberty, Morgan County, Ky., May 12, 1863; received his early education from private tutors and in the public schools; attended the State College of Kentucky and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; was examined by the court of appeals of Kentucky and admitted to the practice of law before he was of age; settled in Prestonsburg, Ky.; Clerk of the House of Representatives in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, John W. Kendall, and served from April 21, 1892, to March 3, 1893; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892 on account of ill health; presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to February 18, 1897, when he was succeeded by Nathan T. Hopkins, who contested his election; resumed the practice of law in West Liberty, Ky.; delegate to all Democratic State conventions 1884-1933; also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Boonsboro, Clark County, Ky.; died in West Liberty, Ky., November 5, 1933; interment in Barber Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Congress. "Joseph Morgan Kendall (id: K000095)" Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC9-GCNZ : 11 February 2018), Joseph M Kendall, 05 Nov 1933; citing Death, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS3J-5V7 : 2 March 2021), Joseph Morgan Kendall, 1933; citing Death, West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,121.
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