The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-22
General Kennedy Dead.

CAMDEN, April 14.-Gen. John D..
Kennedy died here this morning at l
o'clock from apopleSy. He had had
a Serious attack Of congestion Of the
lungs, but had apparently recovered
and attended to his professional duties
prior to the day of his death. The
deceased enjoyed excellent health all
of his life, having hardly ever been
sick, except from his wounds received
in the late war.
The whole city mourns as a body
over the loss of this distinguished
gentleman, soldier and lawyer. He
was a true type Of the a%nte-bellum
southern gentleman.
The remains will be inferred to-
morrow morning in the Quaker GENE
terry in the family plot.
The following brief sketch Of his
life is from the Wateree Messenger.
General John d. Kennedy was
born in Camden, S. c., January 5,
1849, the son Of Anthony NJ. Kennedy
and Sarah Dolby Kennedy. His moth
er was the granddaughter of Abraham
Belton,, a pioneer settle of Camden,
and a patriot soldier in the Revolu-
ton. His father was born in Scot
land, having emigrated to the United
States about the year 1880, at. which
time he settle in Kershaw county, s.
G., where he married. General Ken
nedy obtained his early scholastic
training in the Camden schools, and in
1855, at the age of Is, entered the
| South Carolina college at Columbia.
He entered the law Office of Maj. W.
q. Leitner soon after, and was adj
mitted to pratice in January 1861, and
in April of that year joined the Con-
federate army as captain of Company
E, Second South Carolina regiment,
under the command Of Col. j. B. Ker-
shaw. In 1864 was promoted to the
rank of brigadier general and held that
position at the close of the war, hav-
ing surrendered at Greensboro with
| General tombstone in 1865. General
Kennedy was six times wounded and
Is times hit by spent balls. At the
| close of the wal he resumed his pro-
fession at Camden, but abandoned it
soon after and turned his attention to
| planting. In 1877 he once more re-
turned to the bar and has since been
active and prominently engaged in his
practice. In 1876 he was a member
Of the State executive committee and
was it's chairman in 1878. In Decem-
Der 1865, he was elected to congress,
defeating Col. C. W. Dudley, but did
not take lis seat, as he refused to
take the ''iron clad OATH In 1873
70 he represented his county in the
legislature, and was chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections:
He was elected lieutenant governor OF
the State in 1880, end in 1882 was a
prominent candidate for governor, but
Col. Hugh S. Thompson received the
nomination over General Bratton and
himself. He was elected grand mas.
ter of the grand lodge A. Z. NJ. of
South Carolina in 1881, and served
two terms. AS a member Of the ma
tional Democratic convention in 1876,
he cast his vote for Tilden and Hen
bricks, and in 1884 was presidential
e~lector at large on the Democratic
ticket. President Cleveland sent him
as consul general to Chandhia, China,
in 1886. In 1890 he was chairman of
the State advisory committee of the
"Straightout" Democratic party. In
early life he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Cunningham, who died in
1876. In 1882 Miss Harriet A. Boy,
kin became his wifs.--The State.