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==Biography==
==Biography==
Douglas Farrar Kenner was born on February 11, 1813, in [[New Orleans]]. His ancestors were from [[Virginia]].<ref name="nytimesobit">{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/07/04/100920311.pdf|title=An Old Confederate Dead.: The Political Career of Duncan F. Kenner|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 4, 1887}}</ref> Kenner was married to the former Anne Guillelmine Nanine Bringier (August 24, 1822 – November 6, 1911). They resided at the [[Ashland Plantation]]. Kenner was the owner of sugar plantations in Louisiana. He used scientific techniques and was said to be the first man in Louisiana to use a railroad to bring [[sugar cane]] from the fields to the mill. He served as the President of the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> He started his political career by working for [[John Slidell]].<ref name="nytimesobit"/> He served for several terms in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] and was a member of the state constitutional conventions of 1845 and 1852, having presided over the latter conclave.
Douglas Farrar Kenner was born on February 11, 1813, in [[New Orleans]]. His ancestors were from [[Virginia]].<ref name="nytimesobit">{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/07/04/100920311.pdf|title=An Old Confederate Dead.: The Political Career of Duncan F. Kenner|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 4, 1887}}</ref> Kenner was married to the former Anne Guillelmine Nanine Bringier (August 24, 1822 – November 6, 1911). They resided at the [[Ashland Plantation]].
According to [[Ulrich B. Phillips|Ulrich Bonnell Phillips]], he was "long a slave trader with headquarters at New Orleans before he became a planter in [[Ascension Parish, Louisiana|Ascension Parish]] on a rapidly increasing scale."<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Negro slavery a survey of the supply, employment and control of Negro labor as determined by the plantation régime / by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips ... |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yul.11350283_000_00&seq=260&q1=Kenner |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=HathiTrust |page=246 |language=en}}</ref> Kenner was the owner of sugar plantations in Louisiana. He used scientific techniques and was said to be the first man in Louisiana to use a railroad to bring [[sugar cane]] from the fields to the mill. He served as the President of the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association.<ref name="nytimesobit" /> He started his political career by working for [[John Slidell]].<ref name="nytimesobit" /> He served for several terms in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] and was a member of the state constitutional conventions of 1845 and 1852, having presided over the latter conclave.


According to the US census of 1860, Kenner owned in excess of 600 slaves on his sugar plantations.
According to the US census of 1860, Kenner owned in excess of 600 slaves on his sugar plantations.
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During the [[American Civil War]] of 1861–1865, he was a member of the [[Confederate Congress]] and chairman of its Ways and Means Committee.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> In 1862, he proposed a national income tax of 20%, including a schedule of exemptions. His tax bill went nowhere; but in April 1863, the Confederate Congress passed another act calling for a tax "in kind," payable with goods and agricultural produce rather than money, and based not on property but on agricultural produce and income it generated. In July 1862, while visiting with his family at [[Ashland Plantation]] during a recess of the legislature, Kenner narrowly avoided capture by the [[Union Army]], making his escape after being warned by one of his slaves of the advance of [[Union Army|Union]] troops. By this time he had become convinced that the emancipation of slaves was the only way to gain independence for the Confederacy. In 1864, he was sent by [[Jefferson Davis]] as special commissioner to England and France to secure the recognition of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]].<ref name="nytimesobit"/> Davis, through Kenner, offered the [[abolitionism in the United States|emancipation]] of the Confederate [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] in exchange for [[diplomatic recognition]] of the Confederacy by Britain and France.<ref>{{cite book |last=Donald |first=David Herbert |authorlink=David Herbert Donald |year=1995 |title=Lincoln |url=https://archive.org/details/lincoln00dona |url-access=registration |chapter= Chapter Twenty: With Charity for All |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/lincoln00dona/page/547 547] |isbn=0-684-80846-3 |oclc=35914369 }}</ref> Following the [[capture of New Orleans]] in 1862, much of his property was confiscated and his slaves were freed.
During the [[American Civil War]] of 1861–1865, he was a member of the [[Confederate Congress]] and chairman of its Ways and Means Committee.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> In 1862, he proposed a national income tax of 20%, including a schedule of exemptions. His tax bill went nowhere; but in April 1863, the Confederate Congress passed another act calling for a tax "in kind," payable with goods and agricultural produce rather than money, and based not on property but on agricultural produce and income it generated. In July 1862, while visiting with his family at [[Ashland Plantation]] during a recess of the legislature, Kenner narrowly avoided capture by the [[Union Army]], making his escape after being warned by one of his slaves of the advance of [[Union Army|Union]] troops. By this time he had become convinced that the emancipation of slaves was the only way to gain independence for the Confederacy. In 1864, he was sent by [[Jefferson Davis]] as special commissioner to England and France to secure the recognition of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]].<ref name="nytimesobit"/> Davis, through Kenner, offered the [[abolitionism in the United States|emancipation]] of the Confederate [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] in exchange for [[diplomatic recognition]] of the Confederacy by Britain and France.<ref>{{cite book |last=Donald |first=David Herbert |authorlink=David Herbert Donald |year=1995 |title=Lincoln |url=https://archive.org/details/lincoln00dona |url-access=registration |chapter= Chapter Twenty: With Charity for All |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/lincoln00dona/page/547 547] |isbn=0-684-80846-3 |oclc=35914369 }}</ref> Following the [[capture of New Orleans]] in 1862, much of his property was confiscated and his slaves were freed.


After the war, Kenner regained his wealth. In 1877 he created the Louisiana Sugar Producer's Association, representing the largest planters in the state. He served as the president of the [[World Cotton Centennial]]. He also served on the Boards of Directors of several banks.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> Ten years later, a few months after his death, the [[Thibodaux massacre|Thibodaux Massacre]] was carried out by Democratic paramilitaries in response to 10,000 sugar cane workers, 90% black, striking for three weeks, having been reverted almost to unpaid slave status.
After the war, Kenner regained his wealth. In 1877 he created the Louisiana Sugar Producer's Association, representing the largest planters in the state. He served as the president of the [[World Cotton Centennial]]. He also served on the Boards of Directors of several banks.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> Kenner died on July 3, 1887.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> He was buried in a tomb in the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery in [[Donaldsonville]], [[Ascension Parish]], Louisiana.

Kenner died on July 3, 1887.<ref name="nytimesobit"/> He was buried in a tomb in the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery in [[Donaldsonville]], [[Ascension Parish]], Louisiana.


==Thoroughbred racing==
==Thoroughbred racing==
Kenner was fond of horses and established a breeding operation for Thoroughbred horses at his Ashland Plantation. He would become one of the first in the United States to establish a racing stable. For his contribution to [[Thoroughbred racing]], following its formation in 1971 he was inducted into the [[Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame]]. In 1880 he was a founding member of the New Louisiana Jockey Club and would serve as its president from 1886 until his death in 1887.<ref>[http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/sites/fairgroundsracecourse.com/files/110621 Hall of Fame Members FINAL.pdf ''www.fairgroundsracecourse.com'' Fair Grounds Hall of Fame (120 members)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072327/http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/sites/fairgroundsracecourse.com/files/110621%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Members%20FINAL.pdf|date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
Kenner was fond of horses and established a breeding operation for Thoroughbred horses at his Ashland Plantation. For his contribution to [[Thoroughbred racing]], following its formation in 1971 he was inducted into the [[Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame]]. In 1880 he was a founding member of the New Louisiana Jockey Club and would serve as its president from 1886 until his death in 1887.<ref>[http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/sites/fairgroundsracecourse.com/files/110621 Hall of Fame Members FINAL.pdf ''www.fairgroundsracecourse.com'' Fair Grounds Hall of Fame (120 members)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072327/http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/sites/fairgroundsracecourse.com/files/110621%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Members%20FINAL.pdf|date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kenner and Henderson]]


==References==
==References==
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* {{Find a Grave|6954241}}
* {{Find a Grave|6954241}}
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#978.49.05 Duncan F. Kenner] at [[The Political Graveyard]]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#978.49.05 Duncan F. Kenner] at [[The Political Graveyard]]
* [https://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/manuscripts/guides/kenner-duncan-farrar-1813-1887-papers Duncan Farrar Kenner Papers] at [[Louisiana State University]]
* [https://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/manuscripts/guides/kenner-duncan-farrar-1813-1887-papers Duncan Farrar Kenner Papers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083522/https://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/manuscripts/guides/kenner-duncan-farrar-1813-1887-papers |date=March 12, 2018 }} at [[Louisiana State University]]
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 11 December 2024

Duncan F. Kenner
Deputy from Louisiana
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Duncan Farrar Kenner

(1813-02-11)February 11, 1813
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1887(1887-07-03) (aged 74)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeAscension Catholic Cemetery,
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S.
SpouseAnne Guillelmine Nanine Bringier

Duncan Farrar Kenner (February 11, 1813 – July 3, 1887) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Louisiana to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. In 1864, he served as the chief diplomat from the Confederate States of America to Europe.

Biography

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Douglas Farrar Kenner was born on February 11, 1813, in New Orleans. His ancestors were from Virginia.[1] Kenner was married to the former Anne Guillelmine Nanine Bringier (August 24, 1822 – November 6, 1911). They resided at the Ashland Plantation.

According to Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, he was "long a slave trader with headquarters at New Orleans before he became a planter in Ascension Parish on a rapidly increasing scale."[2] Kenner was the owner of sugar plantations in Louisiana. He used scientific techniques and was said to be the first man in Louisiana to use a railroad to bring sugar cane from the fields to the mill. He served as the President of the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association.[1] He started his political career by working for John Slidell.[1] He served for several terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives and was a member of the state constitutional conventions of 1845 and 1852, having presided over the latter conclave.

According to the US census of 1860, Kenner owned in excess of 600 slaves on his sugar plantations.

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he was a member of the Confederate Congress and chairman of its Ways and Means Committee.[1] In 1862, he proposed a national income tax of 20%, including a schedule of exemptions. His tax bill went nowhere; but in April 1863, the Confederate Congress passed another act calling for a tax "in kind," payable with goods and agricultural produce rather than money, and based not on property but on agricultural produce and income it generated. In July 1862, while visiting with his family at Ashland Plantation during a recess of the legislature, Kenner narrowly avoided capture by the Union Army, making his escape after being warned by one of his slaves of the advance of Union troops. By this time he had become convinced that the emancipation of slaves was the only way to gain independence for the Confederacy. In 1864, he was sent by Jefferson Davis as special commissioner to England and France to secure the recognition of the Confederate States.[1] Davis, through Kenner, offered the emancipation of the Confederate slaves in exchange for diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy by Britain and France.[3] Following the capture of New Orleans in 1862, much of his property was confiscated and his slaves were freed.

After the war, Kenner regained his wealth. In 1877 he created the Louisiana Sugar Producer's Association, representing the largest planters in the state. He served as the president of the World Cotton Centennial. He also served on the Boards of Directors of several banks.[1] Kenner died on July 3, 1887.[1] He was buried in a tomb in the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

Thoroughbred racing

[edit]

Kenner was fond of horses and established a breeding operation for Thoroughbred horses at his Ashland Plantation. For his contribution to Thoroughbred racing, following its formation in 1971 he was inducted into the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame. In 1880 he was a founding member of the New Louisiana Jockey Club and would serve as its president from 1886 until his death in 1887.[4]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "An Old Confederate Dead.: The Political Career of Duncan F. Kenner" (PDF). The New York Times. July 4, 1887.
  2. ^ "American Negro slavery a survey of the supply, employment and control of Negro labor as determined by the plantation régime / by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips ..." HathiTrust. p. 246. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Donald, David Herbert (1995). "Chapter Twenty: With Charity for All". Lincoln. Simon & Schuster. p. 547. ISBN 0-684-80846-3. OCLC 35914369.
  4. ^ Hall of Fame Members FINAL.pdf www.fairgroundsracecourse.com Fair Grounds Hall of Fame (120 members) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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New constituency
 Deputy from Louisiana to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
1861–1862 		Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
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