Joseph Gowing Kendall (October 27, 1788 – October 2, 1847) was a

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from

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, son of

Jonas Kendall Jonas Kendall (October 27, 1757October 22, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, father of Joseph Gowing Kendall. Born in Leominster in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Kendall pursued an academic course. He engaged in the manu ...

. Born in

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, Kendall pursued classical studies. He graduated from

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in 1810 and taught there from 1812 to 1817. He studied law, and was

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in 1818 and practiced in Leominster. Kendall was elected to the

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in 1824 and served four years. Kendall was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. He was appointed clerk of the courts of Worcester County in 1833 and served until his death. He moved to

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, in 1833 and died there October 2, 1847. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery,

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