Home › Authors › John Pendleton Kennedy John Pendleton Kennedy 1 book Biography John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 – August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer and Whig politician. Books by John Pendleton Kennedy Proceedings on the Occasion of the Dedication of Memorial Hall, and the Unveiling of Valentine's Bronze Bust of William Enston at the Home, on the 22D February 1889 2023