John P. Kennedy

John P. Kennedy is deceased (1870). John P. Kennedy served as United States Secretary of the Navy. John P. Kennedy's listed occupation includes politician.

Site popularity score: 53,869

Social media score: Pending

Biography

Born 1795-10-25 · Died 1870-08-18

Novelist, politician (1795-1870)

Occupations

politician
lawyer
novelist
writer
poet
slave driver
jurist
author

Terms in office & positions

United States representative — 1838-04-25 – 1839-03-03
United States Secretary of the Navy — 1852-07-26 – 1853-03-04
member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Offices & 2026 races

Maryland House of Representatives

Maryland House of Representatives

Comments

Share your take below. When you press Post, you will answer one short U.S. civics question (eight choices). We use it only to help confirm you are a real person, not a spam bot.

John P. Kennedy — John Pendleton Kennedy, politician, author