John Kennedy (Utah politician)
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John Kennedy, Jr. was the bishop of the Argyle Ward in Argyle, Utah
during its entire existence, a member of the Utah State Legislature, the Rich County
Commission and a justice of the peace.
Kennedy was born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland to John Kennedy and his wife, the former Elizabeth Black. In the 1860s he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with the rest of his family and in 1870 sailed to America on the ship Colorado with his brother James. The Kennedy brother worked as coal miners in Pennsylvania and then in Almy, Wyoming. Soon after arriving in Almy Kennedy married Hannah Simpson. John and Hannah became the parents of 16 children.
Kennedy later moved to Argyle, Utah
where he worked as a farmer and rancher. He served as bishop of the Argyle ward from its organization in 1895 until it was merged with the Randolph Ward in 1913.
Argyle, Utah
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during its entire existence, a member of the Utah State Legislature, the Rich County
Rich County, Utah
Rich County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The southern half of Bear Lake and the Bear Lake Valley lie on the northern edge of the county. The Bear River Valley lies in most of the eastern portion of the county. The elevation of these valleys is close to , and the rest of the county...
Commission and a justice of the peace.
Kennedy was born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland to John Kennedy and his wife, the former Elizabeth Black. In the 1860s he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with the rest of his family and in 1870 sailed to America on the ship Colorado with his brother James. The Kennedy brother worked as coal miners in Pennsylvania and then in Almy, Wyoming. Soon after arriving in Almy Kennedy married Hannah Simpson. John and Hannah became the parents of 16 children.
Kennedy later moved to Argyle, Utah
Argyle, Utah
-External links:* at GhostTowns.com...
where he worked as a farmer and rancher. He served as bishop of the Argyle ward from its organization in 1895 until it was merged with the Randolph Ward in 1913.
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- Hickman, Martin BerkeleyMartin B. HickmanMartin B. Hickman was the first dean of Brigham Young University's College of Family, Home and Social Sciences.Hickman was born in Monticello, Utah. He graduated from Logan High School and began college at Utah State Agricultural College . He then served in the United States Army as an...
. David Matthew Kennedy: Banker, Statesman, Churchman. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1987) p. 2-6. - Andrew JensonAndrew JensonAndrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the early-twentieth century...
. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 3, p. 434-435.