Kennedy, Judge J. L. 1862-1921

KENNEDY, LLOYD, HUSE

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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
June 14, 1921

WAS WELL KNOWN JURIST
JUDGE KENNEDY SUCCUMBS TO FIVE WEEKS ILLNESS

Judge J. L. Kennedy, of Sioux City, former judge of the district court, died
at his home in Sioux City on Saturday after an illness of five weeks caused
by pancreatitis. He was a well known lawyer and banker and was prominent in
politics.

Mr. Kennedy began the practice of law in Sioux City on June 1, 1888. From
1890 to 1894 he served as city attorney. He was appointed judge of the
Fourth Judicial district, comprising the eight counties of Northwestern
Iowa, to succeed Judge George W. Wakefield. He resigned from the bench in
1906, and resumed the general practice of law. Two years ago he retired from
the active practice and turned his entire attention to real estate and
banking business.

Mr. Kennedy was born on a farm in Jackson county, near Maquoketa, Iowa,
December 19, 1862. When 6 years old he moved with his parents to Richland,
S.D., and three years later he moved to Akron, Iowa.

At the age of 15 he went to Sioux City. His first job was that of a clerk
in a crockery store. Three years later he was employed as a postal clerk in
the post office, which then was located at Fourth and Pierce streets. For
four years he labored there.

His desire for better education caused him to study at odd moments. He was
interested in law and at the age of 23 he was able to finish the prescribed
course in two years.

Immediately following his graduation, he returned to Sioux City to take up
the practice of his profession. In 1890 he formed a law partnership with
his first wife, which was know as the Kennedy & Kennedy law firm. Following
that step into the law profession, he later had several partners in the
business before he retired from the active work two years ago.

Mr. Kennedy was married to Miss Myrtle Lloyd, of Charles City, Iowa,
schoolmate and law student at the University of Iowa during his student days
there in June, 1890. Three children were born to this union. Helen died in
infancy and Ruth died at the age of 5 years. Lloyd, 14 years old, is the
only child to survive. He is a student at the high school.

Mr. Kennedy’s first wife died June 8, 1913. He was married to Mrs. W. N.
Huse, of Norfolk, Neb., July 1, 1915, who survives with three of Mr.
Kennedy’s brothers, Charles of Sioux City; Will, of Regina, Cal.; Chester,
of North Dakota; two sisters, Mrs. H. W. Farnum, of Sioux City; and Mrs.
Arnold Davis, of New York.

The funeral was held yesterday from the home in Sioux City.