John Joseph Kindred (July 15, 1864 – October 23, 1937) was an American physician and politician. Kindred served five terms as U.S. Representative from New York from 1911 to 1913, and from 1921 to 1929, before returning to the practice of medicine. As a physician, his focus was on mental diseases, and he established mental hospitals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

John Joseph Kindred
Kindred circa 1920
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byWilliam Willett, Jr.
Succeeded byJefferson M. Levy
Constituency14th district
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Preceded byC. Pope Caldwell
Succeeded byWilliam F. Brunner
Constituency2nd district
Personal details
Born(1864-07-15)July 15, 1864
Courtland, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1937(1937-10-23) (aged 73)
Astoria, New York, U.S.
Resting placePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Medical career

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Born near Courtland, Virginia, Kindred attended the local schools, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, and the University of Virginia.

He taught school in Virginia in 1886 and 1887. His boyhood home at Courtland is known as Mahone's Tavern.[1] He graduated from the Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1889 and commenced the practice of his profession in New York City the same year. He graduated in mental diseases from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1892. He established several mental hospitals in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

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He graduated in law in 1919 and was admitted to the bar in 1926.

Political career

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Kindred was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912. He became interested in agricultural pursuits and in the construction of houses.

Kindred was elected to the Sixty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928.

Educational career

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He resumed his medical profession in Manhattan, New York City 1930-1937 and also served as professor of medical jurisprudence at John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1933 to 1937.

Death

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He died on October 23, 1937, at Astoria, New York, and was interred in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Harwood Paige Watkinson Jr., Simone A. Kiere (July 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mahone's Tavern" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district

1911–1913
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district

1921–1929
Succeeded by