Mitchell Kendall
Mitchell Kendall | |
|---|---|
| Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1822 Georgia |
| Died | 1885 (aged 62–63) Marshall, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
Mitchell M. 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. 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "TSHA | Kendall, Mitchell". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ Freedom’s Lawmakers by Eric Foner page 125
- ^ "Forever Free: The Biographies - Page 5 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
- ^ "New Town, Marshall (Harrison County) · Uncovering St. John's · UNT Library Omeka S". omeka.library.unt.edu.
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