Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 68

OHN L. KENNEDY was born on a farm in Ayrshire, Scot- land, October 27th, 1854. He at- tended the public school in Scot- land until he was twelve years of age, when he was needed at home T! HE 'OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER: L 1916. e e e 1%1’.’:,%"”%711” T MDA M PR 5 OO N T AR c s ol s R 1 1o g S for United States: Senator During his thirty-three years’ residence in Omaha, Mr. Kennedy has been actively identified with the development of the city, and has contributed largely to various buildings erected within the last on the farm. When he was nine- teen, he came to the United States and farmed in LaSalle County, Illinois, for four years. From the farm he went to Galesburg, Illi- nois, and entered Knox College. He remained at Knox about three - years. At different times he has received from Knox College the honorary degrees of Bachelor of ~ Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor - of Laws. v Mr. Kennedy graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa in 1882, and - inDecember of that year he came to Omaha and engaged in the few years. He was one of the moving spirits in the building of the Fontenelle Hotel, and served as chairman of the building com- mittee. He is a director of the Commercial Club of Omaha and during 1915 served as Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee. Mr. Kennedy is a Presbyte- § rian, and has been a member of ' § the First Presbyterian Church of Omaha for more than thirty years. His family consists of his wife and three children. In the Fifty-ninth Congress (1905-1907) Mr. Kennedy repre- practice of law. From 1882 to sented the Second Congressional ¢ - 1888 he was a member of the firm District. In 1911 he was chairman of Kennedy & Martin. .In 1888 of the Republican State Commit- Myron L. Learned succeeded Mr. tee, when the entire Republican 9 - Martin, and the partnership of state ticket was elected. He has g always been a Republican and is now the Republican candidate for United States Senator. \ Kennedy & Learned continued for { nineteen years, bemg dissolved by mutual consent in 1907. JOHN L. KENNEDY O L O R s by Governor Nance, served out the term of his appointment and was elected for the term of four years. At the end of that time he declined a re-nomina- tion and resumed the practice of law, which he followed for twenty years without being a candidate for any office. In 1901 he was appointed supreme court commissioner, and in 1903 he was elected as a judge of that court. He has served the state faithfully since that time and is now a candidate for re- election. Judge Barnes has al- ways done his full share of the work and has kept his part of it up to date. His opinions have given general satisfaction to litigants and thebar, and he should be re-elected. Candxdatc for i Judge of the Supreme Court J UDGE BARNES came to Nebraska in the Spring of 1871, and engaged in the practice of his profession. He was eleeted district attorney of the Sixth’ judicial district in 1875, and served two terms. He was appointed judge of his district MMM T TR ¥