Richard Kennedy (Wisconsin politician)
Richard Regan Kennedy (January 5, 1842 – November 30, 1903) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Kennedy was born in
27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.[1] Conflicts he took part include the Siege of Vicksburg.[2] After the war, he was involved in zinc mining.[1] Kennedy died of an abscess of the thigh on November 30, 1903 in Racine, Wisconsin.[1][3]
Political career
Kennedy was a member of the Assembly during the 1880 and 1883 sessions.[1][4] Additionally, he was Town Treasurer and Collector of Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.
