John Kerr Hendrick
John Kerr Hendrick | |
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A man with dark hair and a dark, wiry mustache and goatee wearing a white shirt and black jacket | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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Preceded by | William Johnson Stone |
Succeeded by | Charles K. Wheeler |
Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
In office 1887-1891 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Caswell County, North Carolina |
October 10, 1849
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paducah, Kentucky |
Resting place | Maplelawn Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Lawyer |
John Kerr Hendrick (October 10, 1849 – June 20, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.[1]
Born in Caswell County, North Carolina, Hendrick moved with his parents to Logan County and later to Todd County, Kentucky, attended private schools and Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, moved to Crittenden County, Kentucky, in 1869 and engaged in teaching school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Smithland, Kentucky. He served as prosecuting attorney of Livingston County from 1878 to 1886. He served as member of the State Senate from 1887 to 1891. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888.
Hendrick was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Paducah, Kentucky, where he died June 20, 1921. He was interred in Maplelawn Cemetery.
Footnotes
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References
- John Kerr Hendrick at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st congressional district 1895–1897 |
Succeeded by Charles K. Wheeler |
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- People from Caswell County, North Carolina
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives