John Joseph Kindred | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
Preceded by | William Willett, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Jefferson M. Levy |
Constituency | 14th district |
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | C. Pope Caldwell |
Succeeded by | William F. Brunner |
Constituency | 2nd district |
Personal details | |
Born | Courtland, Virginia, U.S. | July 15, 1864
Died | October 23, 1937 Astoria, New York, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
John Joseph Kindred (July 15, 1864 – October 23, 1937) was an American physician and politician. Kindred served five terms as U.S. Representative from New York from 1911 to 1913, and from 1921 to 1929, before returning to the practice of medicine. As a physician, his focus was on mental diseases, and he established mental hospitals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.