Vincent P. Kennedy

Vincent Pellet Kennedy (July 11. 1824 – February 3, 1903) was an American physician and politician. Kennedy was born in western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Asbury University in 1849 and received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in 1851. Kennedy moved to Minnesota in 1856 and lived in Greenleaf, Meeker County, Minnesota with his wife and family. He served in the 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Kennedy served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1861 and 1862 and in the Dakota Territorial Legislature in 1885. Kennedy died in Litchfield, Minnesota. rdf:langString