David J. Kennedy was a Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

 politician and pharmacist

Pharmacist

Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...

. Kennedy, a Republican

Maine Republican Party

The Maine Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Maine. It was founded in Strong, Maine on August 7, 1854. The state Chairman is Charles M. Webster....

, represented Milbridge

Milbridge, Maine

Milbridge is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States at the mouth of the Narraguagus River. The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 in Washington County

Washington County, Maine

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 32,856. Its county seat is Machias.Sometimes referred to as "Sunrise County" because it is the easternmost county in the United States, and it is often where the rising sun first shines on the 48...

 from 1959 to 1972, including terms as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives

Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives

The Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives is the speaker and presiding officer of the Maine House of Representatives, the lower house of the Maine Legislature.-List of speakers:...

 from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1967 to 1972. He retired from politics in 1972. He was close friends with Portland

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

 Democrat

Maine Democratic Party

The Maine Democratic Party is the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Maine.-Current Democratic officeholders:The Maine Democratic Party is the minority party in both the Maine Senate and Maine House of Representatives. The party, however, holds both of the state's U.S...

 Dana Childs

Dana Childs

Dana Childs was a Maine politician, lawyer and jurist. Childs, who served as both a Democrat and Republican, represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives. He served a two-year stint as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1965 to 1966...

 and briefly served as a lobbyist for Maine Central Railroad

Maine Central Railroad

The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...

 alongside Childs. Kennedy died on July 11, 1995 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth

Ellsworth

- Places :In the United States* Ellsworth, Connecticut, an unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Litchfield County* Ellsworth, Illinois* Ellsworth, Indiana, now known as North Terre Haute, Indiana* Ellsworth, Iowa* Ellsworth, Kansas* Ellsworth, Maine...

of natural causes.