John Alexander Kennedy
John Alexander Kennedy (August 9, 1803 – June 20, 1873) was the superintendent of police for New York City, from 1860 to 1863.[1] He was in charge of the police response to the New York City draft riots in 1863, until he was badly beaten by the mobs.[2]
Biography
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He was born in
He was appointed superintendent of
When he returned to duty he was appointed provost-marshal of New York City, as well as superintendent of police, and continued to serve in this double capacity during the American Civil War. He made many enemies through his efforts to enforce the metropolitan excise law. He resigned on 11 April 1870, he then served as president of a street-railroad company for about two years, and then held the office of collector of assessments until his death in New York City on June 20, 1873, aged 69.
See also
Notes
- ^ . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography.
- ISBN 9780313305603.
- ISBN 9781583483466.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1887). "Kennedy, John Alexander". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.