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Elva R. Kendall

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Elva Roscoe Kendall (February 14, 1893 - January 29, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Carlisle, Kentucky, Kendall attended the public schools, the Young Men's Christian Association School of Accountancy at New York City, and National University at Washington, D.C.. He engaged as a public accountant and tax consultant. He was also interested in agricultural pursuits. During the First World War served in the personnel office of the Sixty-first Division. He was employed as a field auditor for the United States Treasury Department 1922-1927.

Kendall was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits and his profession as a public accountant. He also engaged in the real estate business. He was a resident of Carlisle, Kentucky, until his death January 29, 1968.

Source

  • United States Congress. "Elva R. Kendall (id: K000091)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.