Mitchell Kendall | |
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Texas House of Representatives | |
In office 1870–1871 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1822 Georgia |
Died | 1885 Marshall, Texas | (aged 62–63)
Political party | Republican |
Mitchell Kendall ( c. 1822– c. 1885) was a blacksmith and state legislator in Texas for Harrison County, Texas. Kendall was born in Georgia as a slave in 1822 [1] and was brought to Texas around 1850. [2] He served as a voter registrar in Harrison County and at the 1868 Texas Constitutional Convention he voted to separate Texas into three states. He was later elected as a Republican to the Texas House of Representatives for the Twelfth Legislature from 1870 to 1871. [3]
The 1880 federal census reported stated that Kendall lived with his wife, Adeline, and his five children. [1]
Kendall was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in New Town neighborhood of Marshall, Texas. [4] He was buried at the Old Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall. [1]
Mitchell Kendall | |
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Texas House of Representatives | |
In office 1870–1871 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1822 Georgia |
Died | 1885 Marshall, Texas | (aged 62–63)
Political party | Republican |
Mitchell Kendall ( c. 1822– c. 1885) was a blacksmith and state legislator in Texas for Harrison County, Texas. Kendall was born in Georgia as a slave in 1822 [1] and was brought to Texas around 1850. [2] He served as a voter registrar in Harrison County and at the 1868 Texas Constitutional Convention he voted to separate Texas into three states. He was later elected as a Republican to the Texas House of Representatives for the Twelfth Legislature from 1870 to 1871. [3]
The 1880 federal census reported stated that Kendall lived with his wife, Adeline, and his five children. [1]
Kendall was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in New Town neighborhood of Marshall, Texas. [4] He was buried at the Old Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall. [1]