Luther Martin Kennett (March 15, 1807 – April 12, 1873) was a

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from

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and mayor of the

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. Born in

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, Kennett attended private schools. After working as a county clerk of Pendleton County in 1822 and 1823 and of

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in 1825 and found work in a mercantile establishment. Kennett then spent several years in Europe on account of ill health, before returning to St. Louis in 1849. He served as vice president of the Pacific Railroad Co. He served as mayor of St. Louis from 1850 to 1853 as a member of the Whig Party, and served as president of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad for a period in 1853. Kennett was elected as an

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candidate to the

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(March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). After losing his re-election, he retired to his home near St. Louis Missouri. He later moved to Europe in 1867, where he remained until his death in Paris, France, on April 12, 1873. He was interred in

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, St. Louis, Missouri. The city of

Kennett, Missouri Kennett is a city in and the county seat of Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The city is located in the southeast corner (or " Bootheel") of Missouri, east of Arkansas and from the Mississippi River. It has a population of 10,932 accor ...

is named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennett, Luther Martin 1807 births 1873 deaths People from Pendleton County, Kentucky Missouri Whigs Missouri Oppositionists Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Mayors of St. Louis 19th-century American railroad executives 19th-century American politicians Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri