Background
Kennon, William was born on June 12, 1802 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
United States representative lawyer politician
Kennon, William was born on June 12, 1802 in Carrickfergus, Ireland.
He attended the common schools and graduated from Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, in 1826.
He was a first cousin of William Kennon, Senior Kennon studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He commenced practice in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and served as the prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1837-1841.
Kennon was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (4 March 1847 – 3 March 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 1 July 1867, when he resigned.
He died in Saint Clairsville on 19 October 1867, and was interred in Union Cemetery.
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