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John K. Hendrick

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John Kerr Hendrick
A man with dark hair and a dark, wiry mustache and goatee wearing a white shirt and black jacket
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byWilliam Johnson Stone
Succeeded byCharles K. Wheeler
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1887-1891
Personal details
Born(1849-10-10)October 10, 1849
Caswell County, North Carolina
DiedJune 20, 1921(1921-06-20) (aged 71)
Paducah, Kentucky
Resting placeMaplelawn Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionLawyer

John Kerr Hendrick (October 10, 1849 – June 20, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.[1]

Born in Caswell County, North Carolina, Hendrick moved with his parents to Logan County and later to Todd County, Kentucky, attended private schools and Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, moved to Crittenden County, Kentucky, in 1869 and engaged in teaching school. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874, commencing practice in Smithland, Kentucky. He served as prosecuting attorney of Livingston County from 1878 to 1886, and as member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1887 to 1891. During that time, he served as delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.

Hendrick was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896.

He resumed the practice of law in Paducah, Kentucky, where he died June 20, 1921. He was interred in Maplelawn Cemetery.

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  1. ^ T Allred, Hoyle (1977). Without trumpets. Moore Pub. Co. p. 619. ISBN 0-87716-079-1.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st congressional district

1895–1897
Succeeded by