Andrew Kennedy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | William R. Rockhill |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | James Rariden |
| Succeeded by | William J. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1810-07-24)July 24, 1810 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1847(1847-12-31) (aged 37) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Case Broderick (cousin) |
Andrew Kennedy (July 24, 1810 – December 31, 1847) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1841 to 1847.
He was a cousin ofCase Broderick.
Born inDayton, Ohio, Kennedy moved with his parents to a farm on the Indian reserve nearLafayette, Indiana. He soon afterward moved toConnersville, Indiana, where he became ablacksmith's apprentice. Kennedy attended the common schools and later studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Connersville.
Kennedy then moved toMuncie (then Muncytown or Muncietown),Indiana, in 1834 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of theIndiana House of Representatives in 1835 and served in theIndiana Senate in 1838.
Kennedy was elected as aDemocrat to theTwenty-seventh,Twenty-eighth, andTwenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847).
He served as Democratic caucus nominee forUnited States Senator in 1847. He was stricken withsmallpox on the eve of the legislative joint convention and died inIndianapolis, Indiana, December 31, 1847.
He was interred inGreenlawn Cemetery. He was reinterred inBeech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Indiana.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 5th congressional district 1841 – 1843 | Succeeded by |
| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 10th congressional district 1843 – 1847 | Succeeded by |
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