Honorable James Sloan Kuykendall |
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Portrait of James Sloan Kuykendall, c. 1907.
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the Hampshire County district |
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In office 1907–1908 |
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Preceded by | Garnett Kerr Kump |
Succeeded by | Henry Bell Gilkeson |
In office 1919–1920 |
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Preceded by | William Warfield Carder |
Succeeded by | Joshua Soule Zimmerman |
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Born |
Springfield Magisterial District, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States |
December 9, 1878
Died | February 28, 1928 | (aged 49)
Resting place | Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, West Virginia, United States |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Bertha Ray Williams |
Relations | William Kuykendall (father) Hannah Pierce Sloan Kuykendall (mother) |
Children | Alma Elizabeth Kuykendall Sheehan James Sloan Kuykendall, Jr. Mary Kay Kuykendall Armstrong |
Residence | Romney, West Virginia |
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Hampden–Sydney College Washington and Lee University Cumberland School of Law University of North Carolina School of Law |
Profession | farmer, criminal defense lawyer, politician |
Religion | Presbyterian |
James Sloan Kuykendall (December 9, 1878 – February 28, 1928) was an American farmer, lawyer, and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Kuykendall was twice elected as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing Hampshire County (1907–1908 and 1919–1920). Kuykendall also served three terms as the mayor of Romney and later fulfilled the position of city attorney.
Kuykendall was born in 1878 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, into one of the oldest families in the county, which was of Dutch descent. He was raised on his family's farm, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Kuykendall was educated in Hampshire County's rural public schools and subsequently completed his post-secondary education at Hampden–Sydney College and Washington and Lee University. In 1901, he graduated from the Cumberland School of Law, then completed a course in jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Kuykendall first practiced law in Greensboro, North Carolina, before establishing a law practice in Romney, West Virginia. He was elected to represent Hampshire County in the West Virginia House of Delegates for one term in 1906 and another term in 1918, each consisting of two years. He was the mayor of Romney for three terms, and in 1922 he served as Romney's city attorney. Kuykendall was elected to three terms as a member of the Hampshire County Board of Education; he also served as a Chancery Commissioner for the county. During World War I, Kuykendall was a member of the Legal Advisory Board of Hampshire County; he also participated in Liberty bond drives and directed sales to raise American Red Cross funds. Kuykendall was engaged in the management of a commercial peach orchard near Romney known as Sherman Orchard. He died in 1928 and was interred at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney.