Luther Martin Kennett

Luther Martin Kennett

Luther Martin Kennett (born March 15, 1807 in Falmouth , Pendleton County , Kentucky , †  April 12, 1873 in Paris ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1857 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Luther Kennett was educated in private schools. From 1822 to 1823 he was employed by the Pendleton County administration as Deputy County Clerk . In 1824 he worked in the same capacity in Campbell County . In 1825 Kennett moved to St. Louis , Missouri, where he initially worked in commerce. Later he was also involved in the lead business and the manufacture of bullets. Kennett was a St. Louis town councilor between 1843 and 1846. He then spent a few years in Europe until 1849 for health reasons . He then returned to St. Louis, where he became vice president of the Pacific Railroad .

Between 1850 and 1853, Kennett, then a member of the Whigs , was Mayor of St. Louis . He then became president of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad . In the congressional election of 1854 Kennett was elected as a candidate for the short-lived Opposition Party in the first constituency of Missouri in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas Hart Benton on March 4, 1855 . Since he was not confirmed in 1856, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1857 . This was shaped by the events and discussions leading up to the civil war .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Kennett retired, which he initially spent in St. Louis. In 1867 he traveled again to Europe, where he stayed until his death in Paris on April 12, 1873. He was then transferred to St. Louis and buried there.

Web links

• Luther Martin Kennett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)