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John O'Brien Kennedy

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-07-1875 Democratic AD-12 0 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

John O'Brien Kennedy
Born: 1828 in County Limerick, Ireland
Married: Catherine
Died: November 22, 1885 in San Francisco, CA

  • Interesting that there have been two elected officials named John Kennedy who died on November 22nd.

Source: Directory of the California Legislature. Twenty-First Session, 1875-6 by William Halley (1876)
Source: "Died" Daily Alta California, Volume 42, Number 13840, 23 July 1887 (Page 8)
"Interesting Probate Question," San Jose herald, Volume XXXIX, Number 142, 16 December 1885