Joseph C. G. Kennedy
Joseph C. G. Kennedy | |
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Joseph Calm Griffith Kennedy | |
| Superintending Clerk of the United States Census | |
| In office 1850–1850 | |
| President | Millard Fillmore |
| Superintending Clerk of the United States Census | |
| In office 1860–1860 | |
| President | James Buchanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Calm Griffith Kennedy April 1, 1813 Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 13, 1887 (aged 74) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, journalist |
Joseph Calm Griffith Kennedy (April 1, 1813 – July 13, 1887) of Pennsylvania, was a 19th-century Whig politician, lawyer and journalist who was appointed to supervise the United States Censuses for 1850 and 1860. A prosperous farmer and journalist from a prominent Pennsylvania family, Kennedy was appointed to supervise the census operations because of his political activism in the 1848 Pennsylvania election.