Kendall, Joseph B.
House 1895-98 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1838
Birth Place:
, Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Byron
Occupation (when first elected):
Brick Manufacturer/Former General Merchandise Business
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Commercial College; College Graduate; Washington D.C.
Law School; Law Degree; Washington D.C.
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Byron, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace);
18?? to 18??
Postmaster:
Byron, Minnesota;
18?? to 18??
Military:
5th Wisconsin Infantry (United States Civil War, severely wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville);
04/1861 to 186?
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States War Department (Clerk, Appointed by Stanton);
1865 to 1869
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1856. He moved to Byron, Olmsted County, Minnesota in 1869.
During the United States Civil War he was severly wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville.
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Byron
Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Brick Manufacturer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Hospitals for Insane (Chair)
-
Printing
-
Public Lands
-
Soldiers Home
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Byron
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/4/1897
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Brick Manufacturer/Former General Merchandise Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Hospitals for the Insane
-
Soldiers Home
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