Joseph M. Kendall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's10th district | |
| In office April 21, 1892 – March 3, 1893 March 4, 1895 – February 18, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Kendall William Beckner |
| Succeeded by | Marcus C. Lisle Nathan T. Hopkins |
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| Born | (1863-05-12)May 12, 1863 |
| Died | November 5, 1933(1933-11-05) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Barber Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Son ofJohn W. Kendall |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky University of Michigan |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Joseph Morgan Kendall (May 12, 1863 – November 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromKentucky from 1892 to 1893, then again from 1895 to 1897. He was the son ofJohn Wilkerson Kendall.
Born inWest Liberty, Kentucky, Kendall received his early education from private tutors and in the public schools.He attended theState College of Kentucky and theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor.He was examined by thecourt of appeals of Kentucky and admitted to the practice of law before he was of age.He settled inPrestonsburg, Kentucky.
He was appointed to serve as theClerk of the House of Representatives in theForty-ninth andFiftieth Congresses.
Kendall was himself elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Congressman John W. Kendall, and served from April 21, 1892, to March 3, 1893.He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892 due to ill health.Presented credentials as a Member-elect to theFifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to February 18, 1897, when he was succeeded byNathan T. Hopkins, who had contested his election.
He resumed the practice of law inWest Liberty, Kentucky.He served as delegate to all Democratic State conventions 1884–1933.He also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Boonsboro, Kentucky.
He died inWest Liberty, Kentucky, November 5, 1933.He was interred in Barber Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 10th congressional district April 21, 1892 – March 3, 1893 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 10th congressional district March 4, 1895 – February 18, 1897 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
