Jonas Kendall
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Jonas Kendall was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
, father of Joseph Gowing Kendall.
Born in Leominster, Massachusetts
, Kendall pursued an academic course.
He engaged in the manufacture of paper in Leominster, Massachusetts
, in 1796.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1800, 1801 from 1803 to 1807, and 1821.
He served in the State senate 1808–1811.
He served as member of the school board in 1803, 1811, and 1814.
He served as member of the executive council in 1822.
He served as presidential elector on the Federalist ticket in 1816.
Kendall was elected as a Federalist
to the Sixteenth
Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth
Congress.
He resumed the manufacture of paper.
He died in Leominster, Massachusetts
, October 22, 1844.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, father of Joseph Gowing Kendall.
Born in Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...
, Kendall pursued an academic course.
He engaged in the manufacture of paper in Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...
, in 1796.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1800, 1801 from 1803 to 1807, and 1821.
He served in the State senate 1808–1811.
He served as member of the school board in 1803, 1811, and 1814.
He served as member of the executive council in 1822.
He served as presidential elector on the Federalist ticket in 1816.
Kendall was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
He resumed the manufacture of paper.
He died in Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster, Massachusetts
Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...
, October 22, 1844.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.