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Amos Kendall

Born: 16-Aug-1789
Birthplace: Dunstable, MA
Died: 12-Nov-1869
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Key advisor to Andrew Jackson

Father: Deacon Zebedee Kendall
Mother: Molly Dakin
Wife: Mary Bullard (m. 1-Oct-1818, d. 13-Oct-1823, three children)
Wife: Jane Kyle (m. 5-Jan-1826)

    High School: Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA (1807)
    University: Dartmouth College (1811)
    Administrator: Co-Founder, Gallaudet University (1857)

    Magnetic Telegraph Company President (1846-)
    US Postmaster General (1835-40)
    US Treasury Department 4th Auditor, US Treasury (1828-35)
    Argus of Western America Publisher (1816-28)

Author of books:
Autobiography of Amos Kendall (1872, memoir)


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