John Wilkerson Kendall

	Sign In Sign-Up

John Wilkerson Kendall, 1834-1892

John Wilkerson Kendall , (father of Joseph Morgan Kendall), a

Representative from Kentucky; born in Morgan County, Ky., June 26, 1834;

attended the common schools and Owingsville Academy; studied law; was

admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in West Liberty, Ky.;

prosecuting attorney of Morgan County 1854-1858; during the Civil War

served as first lieutenant and adjutant of the Tenth Kentucky Confederate

Cavalry; member of the State house of representatives 1867-1871;

Commonwealth attorney for the thirteenth judicial district 1872-1878;

elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress and served from March

4, 1891, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 1892; interment

in Barber Cemetery, West Liberty, Morgan County, Ky.

Let Us Pray Our For Troops In Foreign Lands

The Civil War in Morgan County 2003