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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nathan Edward
Kendall (March 17, 1868 - November 5, 1936), a Republican politician,
was a two-term U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional
district and the 23rd Governor of Iowa.Born on a farm near Greenville,
Iowa, Kendall attended the rural schools until the eighth grade. After
moving to Albia, Iowa he began reading law at age fifteen, and was
admitted to the bar in 1889. He commenced practice in Albia in 1889. He
was Albia city attorney from 1890-1892, then Monroe, Iowa County
Attorney from 1893 to 1897. In 1899 he was elected to the Iowa House of
Representatives, where he served for ten years and ultimately became
Speaker of the House during his last term.
