Joseph C. G. Kennedy

Joseph C. G. Kennedy
Portrait of Kennedy, c. 1855
Superintending Clerk of the United States Census
In office
June 1, 1860 – June 7, 1865
President
Preceded byJ. D. B. De Bow
Succeeded byJames M. Edmunds (acting)
In office
May 24, 1850 – March 18, 1853
President
Preceded byWilliam A. Weaver
Succeeded byJ. D. B. De Bow
Personal details
BornJoseph Calm Griffith Kennedy
April 1, 1813
DiedJuly 13, 1887(1887-07-13) (aged 74)
PartyWhig
Children4, including Annie K. Bidwell
Alma materAllegheny College
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • journalist
  • politician
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Joseph Calm Griffith Kennedy (April 1, 1813 – July 13, 1887) of Pennsylvania, was a 19th-century Whig politician, lawyer and journalist who was appointed to supervise the United States Censuses for 1850 and 1860. A prosperous farmer and journalist from a prominent Pennsylvania family, Kennedy was appointed to supervise the census operations because of his political activism in the 1848 Pennsylvania election.