Attorney, of Alexandria (formerly Alexandria Co., now Arlington Co.), Va., and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., District Attorney, 1841-1845, 1849-1853.
Washington lawyer, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Philip Ricard Fendall (1794-1868) was born in Alexandria, Va. He graduated from Princeton in 1815, received an A.M. degree there in 1818, and was admitted to the bar in 1820. In 1830, he became part owner and editor of the National Journal, which replaced the National Intelligencer as the semi-official publication for the administration of John Quincy Adams. Fendall later became District Attorney for Washington, D.C. from 1841 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1853. His published works include: An Argument on the Powers, Duties and Conduct of the Hon. John C. Calhoun...(Washington, 1827); A Discourse on the Good and Evil of Political Parties ...(Washington, 1857); Catalogue of the...Library of the Late Philip R. Kendall (Washington, 1869); and others.
Lawyer, editor, and public official.