John J. Kennedy (Republic of Texas politician)
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John J. Kennedy
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| Nickname(s) | "Colonel" |
| Born | 1813 |
| Died | 1880 (aged 67) Hallsville, Texas |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America Republic of Texas Confederate States of America |
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 United States Army Texan Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1832–36 (USA) 1836–1846 (Republic of Texas) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant (USA) Captain (CSA) |
| Commands held | Company K, "Clough Rangers" 17th Texas Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Black Hawk War Second Seminole War Regulator-Moderator War American Civil War |
| Other work | Sheriff of Harrison County, Texas |
John Joseph Kennedy (1813–1880) was a Scotch-Irish American lawyer and sheriff of Harrison County, Texas that helped end the Regulator-Moderator War in East Texas. He was an artillery officer in the United States Army and a cavalry captain for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Kennedy was also a Freemason and member of Marshall Lodge #22.[1]
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Biography
He served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army under General Abraham Eustis in the Black Hawk War and Second Seminole War. In 1836 he immigrated to the Republic of Texas receiving a 1,240 acre land grant from Anson Jones.[2] He and his brother-in-law, Joseph Upton Fields, ended the Regulator-Moderator War while he was sheriff of Harrison County, Texas.[3] Kennedy was also a Harrison County commissioner.[4]
Kennedy ran for the Texas Senate campaigning against the Compromise of 1850. He was initially declared the winner, but then was defeated.[5] According to the 1860 United States Census Kennedy owned 21 slaves, making him a planter.
He was the captain of Company K, 17th Texas Cavalry, also named Clough Rangers.[6][7]
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Sources
- B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906
External links
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