James Kennedy (congressman)

For other people with the same name, see James Kennedy.

James Kennedy (September 3, 1853 – November 9, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1903 to 1911.

James Kennedy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Robert Walker Tayler
Succeeded by	John J. Whitacre
Personal details
Born	(1853-09-03)September 3, 1853 Lowellville, Ohio
Died	November 9, 1928(1928-11-09) (aged 75) Youngstown, Ohio
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Poland, Ohio
Political party	Democratic, Republican

Early life and education

Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879.

Political career

Kennedy commenced to practice law in Youngstown, Ohio, where he also served as a member of the city council from April 1886 to November 1888. In 1894, he served as chairman of the Republican State convention at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1894.

Congress

Kennedy was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910, to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession in Youngstown.

Later career and death

Kennedy became affiliated with the Democratic Party in 1916. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1926, to the Seventieth Congress. He died in Youngstown on November 9, 1928, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Poland, Ohio.

Sources

• United States Congress. "James Kennedy (id: K000106)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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