Career
He represented Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Richard West. Kenning and Charlotte Gibson, and was educated there. Kenning served in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps and the British infantry during World War I, reaching the rank of lieutenant.
He died at his home in 1938 after a brief illness.
