Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (March 3, 1815 – May 11, 1891) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

Gallatin County, Illinois Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,828, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown. It is located in the southern ...

, Kuykendall completed preparatory studies and later studied law. He was

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in 1840 and commenced practice in

Vienna, Illinois Vienna ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Illinois, United States, and it is the site of two well-known state penitentiaries. The population of Vienna was 1,434 at the 2010 census. History Vienna was originally an Indian t ...

. He served as member of the

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from 1842 to 1862. During the

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, Kuykendall served one year in the

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as the

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of the

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. Kuykendall was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He resumed the practice of law in

. He later served as the county and probate judge of

Johnson County, Illinois Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 12,582. Its county seat is Vienna. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt". History John ...

from 1873 to 1881. He served as member of the

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from 1878 to 1882. He retired from public life and engaged in agricultural pursuits. A. J. Kuykendall died in Vienna, Illinois, May 11, 1891, and was interred in the Fraternal Cemetery.

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