William Kennon, Sr.

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William Kennon, Sr.
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by John Davenport
Succeeded by Joseph Vance
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by James Martin Bell
Succeeded by James Alexander, Jr.
Ohio Supreme Court Judge
In office
December, 1854 – March, 1856
Appointed by William Medill
Preceded by William B. Caldwell
Succeeded by Jacob Brinkerhoff
Personal details
Born (1793-05-14)May 14, 1793
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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St. Clairsville, Ohio
Resting place Methodist Cemetery, St. Clairsville
Political party Jacksonian
Other political
affiliations
Democratic, Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Ellis
Children three
Alma mater Franklin College

William Kennon, Sr. (May 14, 1793 – November 2, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of William Kennon, Jr.

Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Kennon moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804. He attended the common schools and Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1824 and commenced practice in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Kennon was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress.

Kennon was elected to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as president judge of the court of common pleas 1840-1847. He served as delegate to the second State constitutional convention in 1850. He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of William B. Caldwell as judge of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1854 by Governor William Medill.[1] He resigned in 1856 and resumed the practice of law in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Kennon became affiliated with the Republican Party at the outbreak of the Civil War.

Kennon died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, November 2, 1881. He was interred in Methodist Cemetery.

Kennon married Mary Ellis on June 16, 1825, and they had three children.[1]

Source

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th congressional district

March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833
Succeeded by
Joseph Vance
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th congressional district

March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837
Succeeded by
James Alexander, Jr.