William Kennedy (politician, 1768)

William Kennedy (born July 31, 1768 in Washington , Province of North Carolina , † October 11, 1834 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1815 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

William Kennedy studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia until 1782 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he struck a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional election of 1802 , Kennedy was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Robert Williams on March 4, 1803 . Until March 3, 1805, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson fell , through which the territory of the United States was considerably enlarged. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified.

In the elections of 1808 , Kennedy was re-elected to Congress in the third district of his state, where he replaced Thomas Blount on March 4, 1809 , who had succeeded him in 1805. Since he lost again to Blount in the subsequent elections in 1810, he could only spend one legislative period in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1811. After Thomas Blount's death, Kennedy was re-elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives at the by-election, where he took his old seat on January 30, 1813. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1815. This time was marked by the events of the British-American War .

After leaving Congress in 1815, William Kennedy held no other political office. He died on October 11, 1834 in his native Washington.

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SURNAME	Kennedy, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 31, 1768
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Washington , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	October 11, 1834
Place of death	near Washington , North Carolina