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Samuel A. Kendall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – January 8, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Wilson Temple |
| Succeeded by | J. Buell Snyder |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Foster Sterling |
| Succeeded by | William Irvin Swoope |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1899–1903 | |
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| Born | (1859-11-01)November 1, 1859 |
| Died | January 8, 1933(1933-01-08) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Mount Union College |
Samuel Austin Kendall (November 1, 1859 – January 8, 1933) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Samuel A. Kendall was born inGreenville Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was a student for some time atValparaiso, Indiana, and atMount Union College inAlliance, Ohio. He taught school from 1876 to 1890 and served five years as superintendent of the public schools ofJefferson, Iowa. He returned toSomerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1890 and engaged in the lumber business and the mining ofcoal. He was vice president of the Kendall Lumber Co. ofPittsburgh, and president of thePreston Railroad Co. He served as member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903.
Kendall was elected as a Republican to theSixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served until his death. He had been unsuccessful for reelection in1932, and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in theHouse Office Building inWashington, D.C., before his successorJ. Buell Snyder was sworn in.[1] He is interred in Hochstetler Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1919–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1923–1933 | Succeeded by |
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