General Robert Patterson Kennedy

General Robert Patterson Kennedy (HM1FGX)

Location: Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Logan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 21.595', W 83° 45.698'

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Distinguished citizen, legislator, public servant, and historian born in Bellefontaine, January 23, 1840. A Civil War hero, he was promoted to brigadier general at only 25 years of age. Admitted to the bar in 1866, he practiced in Bellefontaine until 1878 when President Hayes appointed him Collector of Internal Revenue. He was then elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1885 then served two terms in Congress from 1887 to 1891. Following the Spanish-American War, he was appointed by President McKinley to serve as head of the Insular Commission to establish the new government of Puerto Rico. In 1903 Kennedy published Historical Review of Logan County. Kennedy started the Bellefontaine Tree Commission. Gen. Kennedy's home was on this site and later served as the Bellefontaine City Building. General Kennedy died on May 6, 1918.
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HM NumberHM1FGX
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number13-46
Year Placed2011
Placed ByLt. Colonel John Chance, Logan County Historical Society, The Ohio Historical Society.
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 12:32pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 265495 N 4471367
Decimal Degrees40.35991667, -83.76163333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 21.595', W 83° 45.698'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 21' 35.7" N, 83° 45' 41.88" W
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Area Code(s)937
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 124-198 W Chillicothe Ave, Bellefontaine OH 43311, US
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