Charles West Kendall

Charles West Kendall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Thomas Fitch
Succeeded by	William Woodburn
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1828(1828-04-22) Searsmont, Maine
Died	June 25, 1914(1914-06-25) (aged 86) Mount Rainier, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Librarian, Editor, Proprietor, Miner

Charles West Kendall (April 22, 1828 – June 25, 1914) was an American politician, lawyer, librarian, editor, proprietor and miner in California, Nevada and Colorado.

Born in Searsmont, Maine, Kendall attended Phillips Academy and Yale College. He moved to California in 1849 where he engaged in mining, was editor and proprietor of the San Jose Tribune from 1855 to 1859, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859, commencing practice in Sacramento, California. He was a member of the California State Assembly in 1862 and 1863, representing Tuolumne and Mono counties, and then moved to Hamilton, Nevada where he continued to practice law. Kendall was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1875, declining to be a candidate for renomination in 1874. Afterwards, he moved to Denver, Colorado and resumed practicing law. He served as assistant librarian in the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, D.C., from 1892 until his death in Mount Rainier, Maryland, on June 25, 1914. Kendall was interred in Congressional Cemetery in Washington.

References

• Charles West Kendall at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Charles W. Kendall at Find A Grave

Political offices
Preceded by William M. Buell, Francis Sorrell	California State Assemblyman, 12th District 1862-1863 (with B. K. Davis/Nelson M. Orr, Tim N. Machin)	Succeeded by Three members
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Fitch	United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large 1871–1875	Succeeded by William Woodburn

Persondata
Name	Kendall, Charles West
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 22, 1828
Place of birth	Searsmont, Maine
Date of death	June 25, 1914
Place of death	Mount Rainier, Maryland