L. T. Kennedy

Laurens T. Kennedy was born on April 15, 1882, in Guntown, Mississippi.^[1][2][3] He went to the University of Mississippi and became the principal of a high school in Natchez, Mississippi.^[3] He stopped being the principal in 1909, when he was admitted to the bar.^[3] He then practiced law in Natchez, Mississippi.^[1][2] He was Natchez's city attorney for a period of time.^[3] He was the president of the Natchez board of education for 19 years and was the attorney for the Adams County board of supervisors for 12 years.^[3] He was elected as a Democrat to finish an unfinished term representing Adams County in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served, starting in 1918.^[1][2] He served continuously in the House, being re-elected without opposition since his first election.^[2][4] From 1923 to his death, he was the chairman of the House's appropriations committee.^[5][3] He died on February 26, 1935, at 10:30 PM, in his house in Natchez, Mississippi.^[6][4][3]