Background
KENNY, William Joseph was born on August 29, 1859 in Kilkenny. Son of Patrick Joseph Kenny, Justice of the Peace, Kingsmeadow House, Waterford, and Elizabeth Williams, Drumleigh.
KENNY, William Joseph was born on August 29, 1859 in Kilkenny. Son of Patrick Joseph Kenny, Justice of the Peace, Kingsmeadow House, Waterford, and Elizabeth Williams, Drumleigh.
Studied at Christian Brothers’ Schools, Waterford. French College, Blackrock. Germany. Senior Scholarship, Blackrock College.
Appointed Student Interpreter in Japan, 1880. Registrar and Interpreter of His (or Her) Majesty’s Court for Japan until 1895.
Vice-Consul at Tokio, 1896. Barrister Gray’s Inn, 1896. Consul for Hakodate and Niigata, and Consul for Tainan (Formosa), 1896.
His (or Her) Majesty’s Acting Commissioner and Consul - General for the Hawaiian Islands at Honolulu, 1898. His (or Her) Majesty Consul-General for the Philippine Islands since 1902.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Sports, exploration.