Charles West Kendall (April 22, 1828 – June 25, 1914) was an American politician, lawyer, librarian, editor, proprietor and miner in California, Nevada and Colorado. Born in Searsmont, Maine, Kendall attended Phillips Academy and Yale College. He moved to California in 1849 where he engaged in mining, was editor and proprietor of the San Jose Tribune from 1855 to 1859, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859, commencing practice in Sacramento, California.
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