Background
Kidwell was born in Fairfax, Virginia. His father was a civil engineer.
He moved to Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) with his father in 1834 where he taught school and clerked in a store.
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Kidwell was born in Fairfax, Virginia. His father was a civil engineer.
He moved to Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) with his father in 1834 where he taught school and clerked in a store.
Kidwell received an English education and studied medicine.
He resumed studying medicine and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1839, commencing practice in Fairfax County, Virginia.
From 1861 to the end of the Civil War, he held a civil office in Richmond.
Democrat
Member Va; member United States Ho. Member West Virginia.
Virginia Board of Public Works
November 30, 1857 - November 30, 1860