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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJoseph Gowing KENDALL
(1788-1847)
KENDALL, Joseph Gowing,
(son of Jonas Kendall), a Representative from Massachusetts; born
in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., October 27, 1788; pursued
classical studies; was graduated from Harvard University in 1810
and taught there from 1812 to 1817; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1818 and practiced in Leominster; elected to the State
senate in 1824 and served four years; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian
to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4,
1829-March 3, 1833); was not a candidate for renomination in 1832;
appointed clerk of the courts of Worcester County in 1833 and
served until his death; moved to Worcester, Mass., in 1833 and died
there October 2, 1847; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster,
Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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