Background
Hennessy, William John was born on July 11, 1837 in Thomastown, Company Kilkenny, Ireland. Son of John and Catherine (Laffin) Hennessy.
Hennessy, William John was born on July 11, 1837 in Thomastown, Company Kilkenny, Ireland. Son of John and Catherine (Laffin) Hennessy.
Came to New York with family, 1849. Became student National Academy Design, 1856.
North.A., 1863; member Society Oil Painters (London), Pastel Society (London). Honorary member American Water Color Society. Member Union Internationale des Beaux Arts and des Lettres, Paris.
Member Society Oil Painters (London), Pastel Society (London). Member American Water Color Society. Member Union Internationale des Beaux Arts and des Lettres, Paris.
Married Charlotte Mather, June 1870.