Nathan E. Kendall

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Nathan Edward Kendall (March 17, 1868 - November 5, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa and Governor of Iowa.

Born on a farm near Greenville, Iowa, Kendall attended the rural schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He commenced practice in Albia, Iowa, in 1889; he was city attorney from 1890-1892. He served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Iowa from 1893 to 1897. Kendall served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1899-1909) and was Speaker in 1909.

Kendall was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1913). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Albia, Iowa.

In 1920, Kendall was elected Governor of Iowa, serving two terms from 1921-1925. He resided in Des Moines, Iowa, until his death on November 5, 1936. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred on the lawn of "Kendall Place," his former home in Albia, Iowa.

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[edit] References

• Nathan E. Kendall at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• National Governors Association profile