Amos Kendall was an American lawyer, journalist and politician. He rose to prominence as editor-in-chief of the Argus of Western America, an influential newspaper in Frankfort, the capital of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Wikipedia
Born: August 16, 1789, Dunstable, MA
Died: November 12, 1869 (age 80 years), Washington, D.C.
Previous office: United States Postmaster General (1835–1840)
Spouse: Mary Woolfolk (m. 1818)
Organizations founded: Gallaudet University, Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, and Calvary Baptist Church
Party: Democratic Party