Background
Kennedy, Philip Benjamin was born on August 11, 1882 in Canton, South Dakota, United States. Son of Benjamin and Eva (Rowley) Kennedy.
Kennedy, Philip Benjamin was born on August 11, 1882 in Canton, South Dakota, United States. Son of Benjamin and Eva (Rowley) Kennedy.
Bachelor of Arts, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1905. Bachelor of Letters, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1906, Master of Arts, Harvard, 1911.
Instructor, assistant Professor of English, Beloit College, 1906-1909. Graduate student economics Harvard, 1909-1912, instructor public speaking, 1910-1911. Instructor, assistant professor and director day division School of Commerce, New York University, 1912-1916.
Investigation, in Europe, of free ports, for Merchants. assosiation, New York, 1913.
Appointed commercial attache Department Commerce, January 10, 1916, and assigned to Melbourne, Australia. Transferred to London, England., September 1, 1917.
Director United States Bureau Foreign & Domestic Commerce, Washington, 1919-1920. Vice president First Federal Foreign Banking assosiation, New York, 1920-1922.
Vice president, Security First National Bank of Los Angeles, 1923-1931.
Investigated economics conditions in Europe, 1931 and 1937, Far East, 1934. Manager Edwin South. Rowley Estate since 1935.
Member English Speaking Union (treasurer Los Angeles Chapter), Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Rho, Acacia. Clubs: California, Los Angeles Country (Los Angeles).
Married Ethelyn Wallis, February 12, 1927 (died 1946). Married second, Helen Drummond, July 17, 1963.
