John Kerr Hendrick

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

John Kerr Hendrick
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

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Smithland, Kentucky. He served as prosecuting attorney of Livingston County from 1878 to 1886. He served as member of the State Senate from 1887 to 1891. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888.

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.

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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William J. Stone		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st congressional district
1895–1897		 Succeeded by
Charles K. Wheeler
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