Background
Kendall, John Plimpton was born on June 26, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Plimpton and Evelyn (Way) Kendall.
Kendall, John Plimpton was born on June 26, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Plimpton and Evelyn (Way) Kendall.
Graduate, Amherst College, 1951. Doctor of Laws, Amherst College, 1976. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1953.
Doctor of Laws, Washington and Jefferson College, 1971.
With Kendall Company, Boston, since 1956, manager European operations, 1966-1968, vice president, 1968-1970, chairman board, 1970-1972, also director. President Faneuil Hall Associates, Inc., Boston, since 1973. Director National Shawmut Bank, Boston, Colgate-Palmolive Company.
President Henry P. Kendall Foundation. Chairman board trustees Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1974-1980, trustee, 1980-1982. Trustee Boston University, Dexter School, Brookline, Massachusetts, Kendall Whaling Museum, Marine Biological Laboratory.
President Franklin Foundation, 1974-1980, member, since 1980. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1947. United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1953-1955.
Married Nancy Nichols Feick, October 8, 1955. Children: Andrew Way, Sarah Louise, David Feick.