L. T. Kennedy
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Adams County district
In office
January 1918 – February 26, 1935
Personal details
Born(1882-04-15)April 15, 1882
Guntown, Mississippi
DiedFebruary 26, 1935(1935-02-26) (aged 52)
Natchez, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

Laurens T. Kennedy (April 15, 1882 - February 26, 1935) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Adams County, from 1918 to his death in 1935.[1][2]

Biography

Laurens T. Kennedy was born on April 15, 1882, in Guntown, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He went to the University of Mississippi and became the principal of a high school in Natchez, Mississippi.[3] He stopped being the principal in 1909, when he was admitted to the bar.[3] He then practiced law in Natchez, Mississippi.[1][2] He was Natchez's city attorney for a period of time.[3] He was the president of the Natchez board of education for 19 years and was the attorney for the Adams County board of supervisors for 12 years.[3] He was elected as a Democrat to finish an unfinished term representing Adams County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served, starting in 1918.[1][2] He served continuously in the House, being re-elected without opposition since his first election.[2][4] From 1923 to his death, he was the chairman of the House's appropriations committee.[5][3] He died on February 26, 1935, at 10:30 PM, in his house in Natchez, Mississippi.[6][4][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mississippi. Legislature (1928-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kennedy dies at Home - Daily Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. 1935-02-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  4. 1 2 "The Daily Advertiser from Lafayette, Louisiana on February 27, 1935 · 10". Newspapers.com. 27 February 1935. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Obituary for Laurens T. Kennedy". Semi-Weekly Journal. 1935-03-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  6. ↑ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (1935). Journal. pp. 8, 43.
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