Joseph G. Kendall

Joseph Gowing Kendall (October 27, 1788 – October 2, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, son of Jonas Kendall.

Joseph Gowing Kendall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	John Locke
Succeeded by	George Grennell, Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1824-1828
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1788 Leominster, Massachusetts
Died	October 2, 1847 (aged 58) Worcester, Massachusetts
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Harvard
Profession	Attorney

Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Kendall pursued classical studies. He graduated from Harvard University in 1810 and taught there from 1812 to 1817. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1818 and practiced in Leominster. Kendall was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1824 and served four years.

Kendall was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. He was appointed clerk of the courts of Worcester County in 1833 and served until his death.

He moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1833 and died there October 2, 1847.[1] He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts.

References

• United States Congress. "Joseph G. Kendall (id: K000094)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Footnotes

1. The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany (November 1847), The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany No. CVLIV, Boston, Massachusetts: William Crosby, p. 472

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