Background
KINNAN, Wm. A. was born on November 6, 1863 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Asahel S. and Ethelinda G. (Pierce) Kinnan.
First Assistant Commissioner of Patents
KINNAN, Wm. A. was born on November 6, 1863 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Asahel S. and Ethelinda G. (Pierce) Kinnan.
Michigan State College, Bachelor of Science. George Washington University, Doctor of Medicine, m. Jenny Fish, April 6, 1892, Washington, District of Columbia Assistant Examiner, United States Patent Office, October 1892.
Principal Examiner and Chief of Division., Telegraphy, Telephony, X-Ray, Radio, and Electric Signaling, May, 1907. First Assistant Commissioner of Patents, appointed by President Harding, since 1921.
Member, National. Research Council. Clubs: University, Kenwood Country.