Elva Roscoe Kendall | |
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| Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Kentucky's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 –March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Fred M. Vinson |
| Succeeded by | Fred M. Vinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14,1893 Carlisle,Kentucky,U.S. |
| Died | January 29,1968 (aged 74) Carlisle,Kentucky,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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,YMCA School of Accountancy at New York City,and National University [ clarification needed ] at Washington,D.C. He engaged as a public accountant and tax consultant,and was also interested in agricultural pursuits.
During World War I,Kendall was in the personnel office of the Sixty-first Division. He enlisted on May 1,1918,and was discharged November 26,1918 as a private while serving with the 113th Receiving Battalion,157th Depot Brigade. [1] He initially reported to Fort Thomas,Kentucky. [2] 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 then resumed agricultural pursuits and his profession as a public accountant,as well as engaging in the real estate business. He was a resident of Carlisle until his death on January 29,1968.
