John Doby Kennedy

John Doby Kennedy (born January 5, 1840 in Camden , Kershaw County , South Carolina , † April 14, 1896 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1882 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina.

Career

John Kennedy graduated from South Carolina College , later the University of South Carolina . In the meantime he was active in the state militia. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1861, he began to work in this profession. Due to the outbreak of the civil war , he initially gave up this activity to serve in the army of the Confederation . He took part in several campaigns and battles and was wounded at least six times. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of brigadier general. After the war he practiced as a lawyer again. According to other sources, he worked as a planter until 1877 and only then resumed his work as a lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1865 he won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , but was denied it because he had refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Union. In 1878 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives.

In 1880, Kennedy was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, alongside Johnson Hagood . He held this office between 1880 and 1882. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1882 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the office of governor. From 1885 to 1889 he was the American consul in Shanghai . He died of a stroke in his hometown of Camden on April 14, 1896.

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SURNAME	Kennedy, John Doby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 5, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH	Camden , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	April 14, 1896
Place of death	Camden , South Carolina