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He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1894.
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William Rand
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William Rand Kenan, Junior. (1872–1965) was an American businessman. He started his career by establishing plants for acetylene production in the United States, Australia and Germany.
In 1896, he worked for Union Carbide (now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company) in Niagara Falls, New New York
Between 1899 and 1900, he helped develop Florida"s east coast with oilman Henry Flagler. This included the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway and the Florida East Coast Hotel Company, including the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
In 1901, Flagler married Kenan"s sister, Mary Lily Kenan. After Flagler"s death in 1913, Mary Lily and Flagler"s surviving two sisters inherited his estate.
In 1917, Mary Lily died and Kenan inherited most of Flagler"s estate.
He maintained Randleigh Farm, a model dairy farm for research with Jersey cattle. He spent the rest of his life writing and donating resources to philanthropic endeavors. Kenan died in 1965.
In 1986, the Kenan Center was founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
lieutenant houses the Kenan Institute for the Study of Private Enterprise as well as the William R. Kenan Junior. Charitable Trust and William R. Kenan, Junior.
Fund. Moreover, the Kenan Memorial Stadium and the Kenan–Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina are named for him.
Eighty-five endowed professorships at colleges and universities in the United States are named for him.
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