William Benton Kinsley

Background

Kinsley, William Benton was born on September 11, 1934 in Montpelier, Vermont, United States. Son of Benton Rufus and Ann Magadline (Finnegan) Kinsley. emigrated to Canada, 1965.

Education

Student, Wesleyan University, 1952-1955; Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, (Ontario, Canada), 1958; postgraduate, U. Lyon, France, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1965.

Career

Instructor, St. Michael's College, Winooski, Vermont, 1958-1959; instructor, U. Rochester, New York, 1963-1964; assistant Professor of English literature, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1965-1971; associate professor, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1971-1981; professor, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, since 1981; department chairman etudes anglaises, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1970-1971, 75-79, 90-91, 98-.

Achievements

• William Benton Kinsley has been listed as a noteworthy Literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Warden St. Pascal-Baylon Catholic Church, Montreal, 1981-1984. Member Modern Language Association, American Society Eighteenth Century Studies (president English 1974-1975), Canada Society Eighteenth Century Studies, Association Canada University Teachers English, Canada Comparative Literature Association.

Connections

Married Therese Huang, December 30, 1964 (deceased March 1996). Children: Anne-Marie, Claire, Eliane.

Father:

Benton Rufus Kinsley

Mother:

Ann Magadline (Finnegan) Kinsley

Spouse:

Therese Huang

child:

Eliane Kinsley

child:

Claire Kinsley

child:

Anne-Marie Kinsley