Background
Kenyon, William Houston was born on January 5, 1856 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert and Jean Borland (Houston) Kenyon.
Kenyon, William Houston was born on January 5, 1856 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert and Jean Borland (Houston) Kenyon.
Bachelor of Arts, College City of New York, 1876, Master of Arts, 1883. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1879.
Admitted to New York bar, 1880, and since practiced in New York City. Member Browne, Witter & Kenyon, 1883-1886, Witter & Kenyon, 1886-1899, Kenyon & Kenyon, since 1899. Specializes in patent law.
Member Browne, Witter & Kenyon, 1883-1886, Witter & Kenyon, 1886-1899, Kenyon & Kenyon, since 1899. Served as chairman, in 1897, Committee of 53, in revolt against Republican city machine, out of which revolt came the first New York State Primary Law.
Married Minnie Wellington Stanwood, April. Married second, Lestra Kinney, June 1909. Children: Dorothy, Theodore Stanwood, West. Houston, Junior.