Horse-Shoe Robinson a Tale of the Tory Ascendency. by — John P. Kennedy

John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 â€" August 18, 1870) was an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852 to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 4th congressional district. He was the brother of U.S. Senator Anthony Kennedy. He was also the Speaker of the Maryland State assembly and served several different terms in the assembly. Kennedy helped to lead the effort to end slavery in Maryland,[1] which, as a non-confederate state, was not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation and required a state law to free slaves within its borders and to outlaw the furtherance of the practice.[1] Kennedy was also an advocate of religious tolerance and also of memorializing and furthering study of Maryland history.