John L. Kennedy

John Lauderdale Kennedy (born October 27, 1854 in Ayrshire , Scotland , † August 30, 1946 in Pacific Palisades , California ) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1907 he represented the second constituency of the state of Nebraska in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Kennedy grew up in his Scottish homeland and attended public schools there. In 1874 he came to the United States, where he settled in LaSalle County , Illinois . There he worked in agriculture, but at the same time continued his education. In 1879 he attended Knox College in Galesburg . He then studied until 1882 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City law. After his admission to the bar in the same year, he began working in his new profession in Omaha .

Kennedy became a member of the Republican Party . In 1904 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Gilbert Monell Hitchcock from the Democratic Party on March 4, 1905 . However, Hitchcock managed to win his seat back in the 1906 election. This meant that Kennedy could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1907 .

After his tenure in Congress, Kennedy returned to working as a lawyer in Omaha. From 1907 to 1908 he was also a senior member of the city's police and fire brigade commission. Between 1911 and 1912 he was Chairman of the Republicans in Nebraska. In the 1916 election, John Kennedy ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate . During the First World War , Kennedy was responsible for fuel control and rationing in Nebraska ( Federal Fuel Administrator ). From 1920 to 1925, John Kennedy served as President of the United States National Bank . He also headed the Omaha Chamber of Commerce in 1924 and 1925.

In January 1933 John Kennedy retired and retired to Pacific Palisades. He died there in 1946 at the age of 91.

Web links

• John L. Kennedy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John L. Kennedy in the database of Find a Grave (English)