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Luther Martin Kennett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byThomas Hart Benton
Succeeded byFrancis Preston Blair Jr.
Mayor of St. Louis
In office
1850–1853
Preceded byJames G. Barry
Succeeded byJohn How
Personal details
Born(1807-03-15)March 15, 1807
Falmouth, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 1873(1873-04-12) (aged 66)
Paris, France

Luther Martin Kennett (March 15, 1807 – April 12, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and mayor of the City of St. Louis.

Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, Kennett attended private schools. After working as a county clerk of Pendleton County in 1822 and 1823 and of Campbell County, Kentucky in 1824, Kennett moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1825 and found work in a mercantile establishment. Kennett then spent several years in Europe on account of ill health before returning to St. Louis in 1849. He served as vice president of the Pacific Railroad Co. He served as mayor of St. Louis from 1850 to 1853 as a member of the Whig Party and served as president of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad for a period in 1853.

Kennett was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the 34th Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). After losing his re-election, he retired to his home near St. Louis Missouri. He later moved to Europe in 1867 where he remained until his death in Paris, France, on April 12, 1873. He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

The city of Kennett, Missouri is named after him.

References

  1. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 165.

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Political offices
Preceded byJames G. Barry Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
1850–1853 		Succeeded byJohn How
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byThomas Hart Benton Member from Missouri's 1st congressional district
1855–1857 		Succeeded byFrancis Preston Blair Jr.
Mayors of St. Louis, Missouri
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