Green Kendrick

Green Kendrick (born April 1, 1798 in Charlotte , North Carolina , †  August 26, 1873 in Waterbury , Connecticut ) was an American politician . In 1851 and 1852 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Green Kendrick was the seventh of eleven children. He was the son of a cotton grower in North Carolina, where he also attended public schools. Then he helped out on his parents' plantation. At the age of 19 or 20, he began working in commerce in his hometown of Charlotte. From 1829 he lived in Waterbury, the home of his wife Anna Maria. There he was employed in his father-in-law's craft company. He later worked in various craft areas. In the 1830s he joined the Whig Party , which was then founded . After its dissolution in the 1850s, he became a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1846 and 1864 ; In 1854 and 1856 he was an MP and President in the House of Representatives of his state.

In 1851, Kendrick was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut. He held this office between 1851 and 1852. He was Deputy to Governor Thomas H. Seymour and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1852 he took part in the election against Seymour, but lost 45:50 percent of the vote. In 1856 he ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate . He also held several local offices in the City of Waterbury. In addition, he was active in the local parish of the First Congregational Church . He died on August 26, 1873.

Web links

• Green Kendrick at The Political Graveyard
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