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William Kennon Jr. (June 12, 1802 – October 19, 1867) was a lawyer, judge, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio .[1]
Early life
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Born in Carrickfergus , County Antrim on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of the U.K. ), Kennon, known locally as 'Kenno', immigrated to the United States in 1816 with his parents, who settled near Barnesville, Ohio . He was a first cousin of fellow U.S. Representative William Kennon Sr. [1]
He attended the common schools and graduated from Franklin College , New Athens, Ohio , in 1826. Kennon studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830.[1]
Career
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He commenced practice in St. Clairsville, Ohio , and served as the prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1837 to 1841.[1]
Kennon was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress from March 4, 1847, until March 3, 1849. He was not a candidate for renomination, and instead resumed the practice of law. He served as judge of the court of common pleas of the fifteenth judicial district from 1865 to July 1, 1867, when he resigned.[1]
Personal life
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Kennon was married to Elizabeth Kirkwood (1818–1899), daughter of Joseph Kirkwood and granddaughter of Revolutionary War hero Robert Kirkwood .[2] [3]
Margaret A. Kennon (1852–1922), who married Allen C. Miller (1848–1892) in 1870.
Newell Kirkwood Kennon (1855–1937), an attorney.[2] [4]
Albert Wilson Kennon (1861–1949), an 1886 graduate of the Cincinnati Law School [5] Wheeling, West Virginia , in 1904.[6]
He died in St. Clairsville on October 19, 1867, and was interred in Union Cemetery.[1]
Sources
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^ a b Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley 244 . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ Historical Society of Delaware (1896). Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ The American Bar . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ The Weekly Law Bulletin and Ohio Law Journal . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ "Social Calendar" . The Index . XI . Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Kennon_Jr.&oldid=1191204853 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 8 0 2 b i r t h s ● 1 8 6 7 d e a t h s ● P e o p l e f r o m C a r r i c k f e r g u s ● P e o p l e f r o m S t . C l a i r s v i l l e , O h i o ● O h i o l a w y e r s ● I r i s h e m i g r a n t s t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ● F r a n k l i n C o l l e g e ( N e w A t h e n s , O h i o ) ● C o u n t y d i s t r i c t a t t o r n e y s i n O h i o ● K e n n o n f a m i l y ( O h i o ) ● 1 9 t h - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n l e g i s l a t o r s ● P e o p l e f r o m B a r n e s v i l l e , O h i o ● 1 9 t h - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n l a w y e r s ● D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y m e m b e r s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m O h i o H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h U S C o n g r e s s i d e n t i f i e r s
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