Background
Kernan, Thomas Jones was born on February 6, 1854 in at Clinton, Louisiana, United States. Son of William F. and Sarah C. (Wall) Kernan.
Kernan, Thomas Jones was born on February 6, 1854 in at Clinton, Louisiana, United States. Son of William F. and Sarah C. (Wall) Kernan.
Graduate Clinton High School, 1869, Washington and Lee University, Master of Arts, 1873. Studied law under father at Clinton, Louisiana.
Assistant professor Washington and Lee University, 1873-1874. Professor Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana, 1874-1875. Admitted to bar, 1877.
Member American Bar Association. Club: Boston (New Orleans). Presidential elector, 1892.
Member Constitutional Convention, Louisiana, 1898.
Married Woodville, Mississippi, May 26, 1884, Margaretta M. Wetherill.