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* KEMPENEER. 439 KEN. KEMPENEER, kem'pe-nar, Pietek de. Prob- ably the correct, name of the Flemish-Spanish jiiiinter Pedro Canipaua tq.v.J. KEM'PER, James Lawson (1823-95). An American soldier in the Confederate service, born in JIadison County, Va. He graduated at Wash- ington College in 1842, and served through the Mexican War. After his return he entered poli- tics and was a member of the State Legislature for ten years, during two of which he was Speak- er. After the secession of his State, he entered the Confederate service as colonel of the Seventh Virginia, wnich he commanded at the first battle of Bull Run. The next spring he was commis- sioned brigadier-general, and was engaged in the battles of Fair Oaks (May 31-June 1, 1862); Gaines's Mill (June 27-28, 1802) ; South Moun- tain (September 14, 1802); Antietam (Sej)tem- ber 10-17, 1862) ; Fredericksburg (December 13, 1SG2) ; and Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1SC3), where his brigade formed part of Pickett's division. During the charge he was seriously wounded. On March 1, 186-t, he was commissioned major- general. After the war he became a planter in Orange County, and in 1874 he was elected Gov- ernor of Virginia. KEMPER, Reuben (1770-1826). An Ameri- can soldier and adventurer, born in Fauquier County, Va. He received a fair education from his father, a Baptist clergy-man, and in 1800 with the rest of the family removed to Oliio. Subse- quently with one of bis brothers he removed to Mississippi Territory, where he became a sur- veyor. There for several j'ears he was one of the most active of the conspirators who made suc- cessive attempts to overthrow the Spanish Gov- ernment in ^'est Florida. In 1808 he led an unsuccessful expedition against Baton Rouge, and in ISIO against Mobile. Two years later he rnised a force of 600 Americans to assist Gutier- rez and Toledo in the revolt in ilexico, but after a short service in Texas, where they met with some success, the force disbanded and returned to the United States. In 1815 Kemper distin- guished himself at the battle of Xew Orleans ( q.v. ), where he commanded a company of vol- unteers. The remainder of his life he spent quietly as a planter in Mississippi. KEMPERHAtrSEN, kem'per-hou'zen. The nom de plume of Roliert Pearce Gillies, in con- tributions to Blockicood's, and so called in the Noctes Ambrosianw. KEMPFF, Louis (1841 — ). An American naval officer, born in Belleville, 111. He entered the Naval Academy in 1857. and in the Civil War served in the blockade of Charleston, in the battle nf Port Royal (1861). in the expedition against Port Royal Ferry, and the bombardment nf Scwell's Point (1862), and along the coast throughout the war. Promoted to be captain in 1801, he commanded the receiving ship Inrlepend- cnrc from 1806 mtil 1800. when he received the grade of rear-admiral, and became commander of the coast defense in the Pacific District. In 1900 he refused to join in the bombardment of the forts of Taku. KEMTIS, Thomas a (c.l.SSO-1471). A me- dia'val ecclesiastic, now almost universally rec- ognized as the author of the I mil (it ion of Christ. His family name was Hemerken. sometimes Lat- inized into Malleolus ('little hammer'), though he is usually known by the title given above, from his birthplace, Kempen, in the Lower Rhine District. He was educated at Deventer, partly by the Brothers of the Common Life (q.v.). In 1399 he entered the Augustinian convent at ilount Saint Agnes, near Zwolle, and took the vows in 1406, being ordained priest in 1413 or 1414. In 1425 he became sub-prior, and there is a notice of his reelection in 1448. Nearly all his life was passed in this secluded convent, where he died in 1471. His remains, after two or three removals, were in 1897 placed in Saint Mi- chael's Church at Zwolle, beneath a splendid monument. Consult: Cruise, Thomas a Eempis (London, 1887) ; Kettlewell, Thomas a Eempis and the Brothers of the Common Life (2 vols., London, 1882) ; Scully, The Life of the Venerable Thomas a Kempis (New York, 1901). KEMPT, Sir .James (1764-1854). A British soldiei', born in Scotland. He joined the armv in 1783. In 1799 he took part in the Duke o"f York's expedition to Holland; and in 1800. when Sir Ralph Abercromby sailed on his expedition to the ^fediterranean and to Egypt, he was the latter's aide-de-camp and military secretary. After Sir Ralph Abercromby's death. Kempt served during the remainder of the campaign, which ended with the siege of Alexandria. After a few years of home service, he was attached to the expedition to Naples, which sailed in 1805 under Sir James Craig, and he commanded a brigade in Calabria. His most important services were in the Peninsular War, under the Duke of Wellington, to whom he was highly recommended. He was given command of a brigade in 1811, and fought at Badajoz, ^^itoria, Orthez, Toulouse, and later at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. During 1820- 28 he was Governor of Nova Scotia, and in 1828- 30 Governor-General of Canada. Kempt, after his return home, w-as made a Pri^7 Councilor. KEMPTEN, kemp'tcn. A city of Bavaria, in the District of Swabia. situated on the River II- ler. 81 miles by rail southwest of Munich (Map: Bavaria. D 5). The city consists of the old town by the river, and the ne«- or upper town, former- ly the residence of the abbots of Kempten. The two towns were united in 1803. There are the interesting seventh-centuiy abbey church, with a cupola and a fine altar, an old town hall, and a palace now used as barracks. Kempten is a place of considerable trade, and carries on manufac- tures of cotton, machinery, paper, yarns, matches, and cheese. Population, in 1890. 15.800; in 1900. 19,000. The old town was made a free city in the fourteenth century. The new town was the resi- dence of the abbots of Kempten, who were princes of the Empire and ruled over a considerable do- main. In 1803 the abbey and its territory were annexed to Bavaria, which at the same time ab- sorbed the free city of Kempten. KEMPT'VILLE. A railway junction of Gren- ville County, Ontario, Canada. 29 miles south of Ottawa by rail (Map: Ontario, H 2). It is situated on a tributary of the Rideau. which sup- plies water-power to several mills. Population, in 1891, 1226; in 1901, 1523. KEN, kan. A river of India. See Cane. KEN, or KENN, Thomas (1637-1711). A prelate nf the Church of England. He was born at Berkhampstead. ^Hertfordshire, .July. 1637; educated at Winchester and New College. Ox- ford : became domestic chaplain to Bishop ^lorley in 1665, rector of Brightstone, Isle of Wight, in