Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was an American lawyer, journalist and politician. He rose to prominence as editorinchief of the Argus of Western America, an influential newspaper in Frankfort, the capital of the U.S. state of Kentucky. He used his newspaper, writing skills, and extensive political contacts to build the Democratic Party into a national political power. An ardent supporter of Andrew Jackson, he served as United States Postmaster General during the Jackson administration as well as briefly under Martin Van Buren. He was one of the most influential members of Jacksons Kitchen Cabinet, an unofficial group of Jacksons top appointees and advisors who set administration policy. Returning to private life, Kendall invested heavily in Samuel Morses new invention, the telegraph. He became one of the most important figures in the transformation of the American news media in the 19th century.
Amos Kendall was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1787. He was the sixth child of Zebedee and Molly Kendall. The Kendalls were English Americans who emigrated to Massachusetts from England in 1640. The Kendalls were prominent landowners in the town of Dunstable, and quite numerous. Members of his family owned the tavern where elections and town meetings were held, were elected town selectmen, and served on the committee of correspondence . Molly Kendall gave birth to six more children after Amos, but only two of them lived past the age of six.
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