Elva Roscoe Kendall (February 14, 1893 – January 29, 1968) was a

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from Kentucky. Born near

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, Kendall attended the public schools,

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School of Accountancy at New York City, and

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at Washington, D.C. He engaged as a public accountant and tax consultant, and was also interested in agricultural pursuits. During World War I, Kendall was in the personnel office of the Sixty-first Division. He enlisted on May 1, 1918, and was discharged November 26, 1918 as a private while serving with the 11 3 Receiving Battalion, 157th Depot Brigade. He initially reported to

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'', Lexington, Kentucky, May 5, 1918, first section, page 9. He was employed as a field auditor for the

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1922–1927. Kendall was elected as a

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to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress. He then resumed agricultural pursuits and his profession as a public accountant, as well as engaging in the real estate business. He was a resident of Carlisle until his death on January 29, 1968.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kendall, Elva Roscoe 1893 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American legislators People from Carlisle, Kentucky United States Army soldiers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky National University School of Law alumni