L. T. Kennedy
L. T. Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Adams County district | |
| In office January 1918 – February 26, 1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1882 Guntown, Mississippi |
| Died | February 26, 1935 (aged 52) Natchez, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Laurens T. Kennedy (April 15, 1882 - February 26, 1935) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Adams County, from 1918 to his death in 1935.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Laurens T. Kennedy was born on April 15, 1882, in Guntown, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He went to the University of Mississippi and became the principal of a high school in Natchez, Mississippi.[3] He stopped being the principal in 1909, when he was admitted to the bar.[3] He then practiced law in Natchez, Mississippi.[1][2] He was Natchez's city attorney for a period of time.[3] He was the president of the Natchez board of education for 19 years and was the attorney for the Adams County board of supervisors for 12 years.[3] He was elected as a Democrat to finish an unfinished term representing Adams County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served, starting in 1918.[1][2] He served continuously in the House, being re-elected without opposition since his first election.[2][4] From 1923 to his death, he was the chairman of the House's appropriations committee.[5][3] He died on February 26, 1935, at 10:30 PM, in his house in Natchez, Mississippi.[6][4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d e Mississippi. Legislature (1928-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 18.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kennedy dies at Home - Daily Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. 1935-02-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b "The Daily Advertiser from Lafayette, Louisiana on February 27, 1935 · 10". Newspapers.com. 27 February 1935. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Obituary for Laurens T. Kennedy". Semi-Weekly Journal. 1935-03-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1935). Journal. pp. 8, 43.