Jonas Kendall

Jonas Kendall (born October 27, 1757 in Leominster , Worcester County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † October 22, 1844 ibid) was an American politician . From 1819 to 1821 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jonas Kendall enjoyed an academic education and then worked in Leominster in paper manufacture. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . From 1800 to 1801 and from 1803 to 1807 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . From 1808 to 1811 he was a member of the State Senate . At times he was a member of the school commission in his hometown. In 1816 he was his party's elector for the unsuccessful candidate Rufus King in the presidential election .

In the 1818 congressional elections , Kendall was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Solomon Strong on March 4, 1819 . Since he was not confirmed in the by-election in 1820, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1821 . In the same year, Kendall was again a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. In 1822 he was a member of the Massachusetts Governing Council. Otherwise he continued to work in the paper industry.

Jonas Kendall died on October 22, 1844 in his hometown of Leominster. His son Joseph (1788-1847) was also a member of Congress.

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SURNAME	Kendall, Jonas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 27, 1757
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leominster , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1844
Place of death	Leominster , Massachusetts