Jonas Kendall

Jonas Kendall ( born October 27, 1757 Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, † October 22, 1844 ) was an American politician. Between 1819 and 1821 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jonas Kendall enjoyed an academic education and worked in Leominster in papermaking. Politically, he was a member of the late 1790s, founded by Alexander Hamilton Federalist Party. Between 1800 and 1801, and from 1803 to 1807 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. In the years 1808-1811 he was in the state Senate. In the meantime, he belonged to the school board in his hometown. In 1816 he was. During the presidential election elector of his party for their unsuccessful candidate Rufus King

In the congressional elections of 1818 Kendall was in the twelfth electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Solomon Strong on March 4, 1819. Since he has not been confirmed in 1820, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1821. In the same year Kendall was again a deputy in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. In 1822 he belonged then to the Governing Council of Massachusetts. Otherwise, he continued working in the paper industry. Jonas Kendall died on October 22, 1844 in his home town of Leominster. His son Joseph (1788-1847) was also a congressman.