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Joseph M. Kendall
A man with dark hair wearing a black jacket, white shirt, and light tie with a large knot
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th district
In office
April 21, 1892 – March 3, 1893
March 4, 1895 – February 18, 1897
Preceded byJohn W. Kendall
William Beckner
Succeeded byMarcus C. Lisle
Nathan T. Hopkins
Personal details
Born(1863-05-12)May 12, 1863
West Liberty, Kentucky
DiedNovember 5, 1933(1933-11-05) (aged 70)
West Liberty, Kentucky
Resting placeBarber Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsSon of John W. Kendall
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
University of Michigan
ProfessionLawyer

Joseph Morgan Kendall (May 12, 1863 – November 5, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1892 to 1893, then again from 1895 to 1897. He was the son of John Wilkerson Kendall.

Biography

Born in West Liberty, Kentucky, Kendall received his early education from private tutors and in the public schools. He attended the State College of Kentucky and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was examined by the court of appeals of Kentucky and admitted to the practice of law before he was of age. He settled in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

He was appointed to serve as the Clerk of the House of Representatives in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses.

Congress

Kendall was himself elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-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 the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to February 18, 1897, when he was succeeded by Nathan T. Hopkins, who had contested his election.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in West Liberty, Kentucky. He served as delegate to all Democratic State conventions 1884–1933. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits near Boonsboro, Kentucky.

He died in West Liberty, Kentucky, November 5, 1933. He was interred in Barber Cemetery.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn H. Wilson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th congressional district
April 21, 1892 – March 3, 1893 (obsolete district) 		Succeeded byMarcus C. Lisle
Preceded byWilliam M. Beckner Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 10th congressional district
March 4, 1895 – February 18, 1897 (obsolete district) 		Succeeded byNathan T. Hopkins
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 52nd & 54th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
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