Ambrose Patrick Kennedy (December 1, 1875 – March 10, 1967) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Rhode Island
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.
Born in
Blackstone, Massachusetts
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History
This region was first inhabited by the Nipmuc. Blackstone was settl ...
, Kennedy attended the Blackstone public schools and St. Hyacinthe's College, Province of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. He graduated from
College of the Holy Cross
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,
Worcester, Massachusetts
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, in 1897. He served as
principal of the
Blackstone High School 1898-1904 and as
superintendent of schools
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1906-1908. He graduated from the
Boston University Law School
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in 1906. He was
admitted to the bar
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the same year and commenced practice in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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. He served as
aide-de-camp on the personal staff of Gov.
Aram J. Pothier
Aram Jules Pothier (July 26, 1854 – February 4, 1928) was an American banker and politician of French Canadian descent. He served as the 51st and 55th Governor of Rhode Island.
Personal life
Pothier was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, the ...
with the rank of
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
1909-1913. He was a member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives
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1911-1913, serving as speaker in 1912.
Kennedy was elected as a
Republican
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to the
Sixty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1923). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922. He resumed the practice of law. He died in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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, March 10, 1967. He was interred in St. Paul's Cemetery, Blackstone, Massachusetts.
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1875 births
1967 deaths
Speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
People from Blackstone, Massachusetts
College of the Holy Cross alumni
Republican Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
American school administrators
Boston University School of Law alumni
Rhode Island lawyers
American expatriates in Canada
People using the U.S. civilian title colonel
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island
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