Andrew J. Kuykendall

Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (born March 3, 1815 in Gallatin County , Illinois , †  May 11, 1891 in Vienna , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Kuykendall attended preparatory schools. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1840, he began to work in this profession in Vienna. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1842 and 1862 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . During the Civil War he served as a major in the Union Army for a year . He became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 .

In the congressional election of 1864 , Kuykendall was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded William J. Allen on March 4, 1865 . Until March 3, 1867 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Since 1865, the work of Parliament has been overshadowed by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , culminating in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. In 1865 the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Kuykendall practiced as a lawyer in Vienna again. Between 1873 and 1881 he was a district judge in Johnson County . From 1878 to 1882 he was a member of the Illinois Senate . After that he worked in agriculture. He died in Vienna on May 11, 1891.

Web links

• Andrew J. Kuykendall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew J. Kuykendall in the database of Find a Grave (English)