David_J._Kennedy_(politician)

David J. Kennedy (politician)

David J. Kennedy (politician)

American politician

For other people named David Kennedy, see David Kennedy (disambiguation).

David J. Kennedy (February 11, 1907 – July 11, 1995) was a Maine politician and pharmacist.[1] He was a native of Milbridge, Maine.[2] Kennedy, a Republican, represented Milbridge in Washington County from 1959 to 1972, including terms as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1967 to 1972. He retired from politics in 1972.[1] He was close friends with Portland Democrat Dana Childs and briefly served as a lobbyist for Maine Central Railroad alongside Childs. Kennedy died on July 11, 1995, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth of natural causes.[1]

Quick Facts 86th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Preceded by ...

References

  1. [1]
    "David Kennedy, ex-Maine House speaker, dies". Bangor Daily News. July 13, 1995. pp. B–8. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302152. Retrieved 10 April 2015.


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