Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887
Variant namesConfederate legislator from Louisiana.
From the description of Papers of Duncan Farrar Kenner, 1882-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423515
Duncan Farrar Kenner was a member of the Louisiana Constitutional Conventions of 1845 and of 1852, a member of the Confederate Congress, and a Confederate special commissioner plenipotentiary to France in 1863.
A planter, he founded Ashland Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and had interests in Bowdon, Houmas, Hollywood, Hermitage, Fashion, and Roseland plantations. With his brother-in-law, General Richard Taylor he held leases in the New Basin Canal in New Orleans. Kenner helped to organize the New Orleans Jockey Club and the New Louisiana Jockey Club.
From the description of Duncan Farrar Kenner papers, 1836-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243849897
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876. George Alfred Trenholm papers, 1853-1897. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Randon, François. François Randon account book, 1876-1888. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Duncan Farrar Kenner papers, 1836-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Tureaud, Benjamin, 1818-1883. Benjamin Tureaud family papers, 1803-1932 (bulk 1849-1880). | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Brent, Rosella Kenner, 1849-1928. Rosella Kenner Brent papers, 1902-1915. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Papers of Duncan Farrar Kenner, 1882-1899. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Minor, William J., 1807-1869. William J. Minor papers, 1845-1862. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | America (Steamboat) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brent, Rosella Kenner, 1849-1928. | person |
| associatedWith | Bringier, Michel Doradou, 1789-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956. | person |
| associatedWith | Donaldson, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1900. | person |
| associatedWith | Louisiana. Constitutional Convention (1868) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Minor, William J., 1807-1869. | person |
| associatedWith | New Canal (New Orleans, La.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Randon, François. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879. | person |
| associatedWith | Tehuantepec Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876. | person |
| associatedWith | Tureaud, Benjamin, 1818-1883. | person |
| associatedWith | Whig Party (La.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Roseland Plantation (La.) | |||
| United States | |||
| Hollywood Plantation (La.) | |||
| Fashion Plantation (La.) | |||
| Ascension Parish (La.) | |||
| Louisiana--New Orleans | |||
| Bowdon Plantation (La.) | |||
| Hermitage Plantation (La.) | |||
| Confederate States of America | |||
| Louisiana | |||
| Belle Helene Plantation (La.) | |||
| Great Britain | |||
| Houmas Plantation (La.) | |||
| France |
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| Slavery |
| Cotton manufacture |
| Horse racing |
| Rice |
| Slaveholders |
| Sugar |
| Occupation |
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| Plantation owners |
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Person
Birth 1813
Death 1887-07-03
