Andrew J. Kuykendall
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Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (March 3, 1815 - May 11, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Gallatin County, Illinois, Kuykendall completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Vienna, Illinois. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1842-1862. During the Civil War served one year in the Union Army as major in the Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Volunteers.
Kuykendall was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867). He resumed the practice of law in Vienna, Illinois. County and probate judge of Johnson County 1873-1881. He served as member of the State senate 1878-1882. He retired from public life and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Vienna, Illinois, May 11, 1891. He was interred in the Fraternal Cemetery.
