Kendrick, John B.
Variant namesJohn B. Kendrick (1857-1933), a Wyoming state and U.S. senator, owned and operated one of the largest cattle ranches in Wyoming. Kendrick came to Wyoming on a cattle drive from Texas and established the Ula Ranch in Sheridan County, Wyoming in 1883. By 1897 he was associated with the Converse Cattle Company in Sheridan County and eventually became its owner. Kendrick served as a Democrat in the Wyoming State Senate from 1910-1914. In 1914 Kendrick was elected Wyoming governor and in 1916 was elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 1917 until his death in 1933.
Kendrick married Eula Wulfjen in 1891. Their daughter, Rosa Maye, married General Hubert R. Harmon. Their son, Manville, succeeded to Kendrick's business interests.
From the guide to the John B. Kendrick Papers, 1873-1961, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)
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| referencedIn | Papers, 1874-1925. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Transcript of hearings concerning United States government disposition of Chippewa lands, 1924 Aug. 26-Aug. 29. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | W. Cameron (William Cameron) Forbes images of the Philippines, 1907-1946. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Kendrick, John, 1819-. Account book, 1853-1858. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Trial Transcripts, 1926-1928 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | John B. Kendrick Papers, 1873-1961 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. |
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| associatedWith | Converse Cattle Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Defiance (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Earle family. | family |
| associatedWith | Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959 | person |
| associatedWith | Kendrick family. | family |
| associatedWith | Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Pampero (schooner) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Sinclair, Harry Ford | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. Senate. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wulfjen, Eula W. : Diaries. | person |
| associatedWith | Wulfjen family. | family |
| associatedWith | Wyoming. Governor (1915-1917: Kendrick). | corporateBody |
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| Sheridan County (Wyo.) |
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| Cattle drives |
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| Politics, Practical |
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| Ranches |
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Person
Birth 1819
