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Will Kirk Kaynor

1884 – 1929

American politician

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About Will Kirk Kaynor

Lived 1884 – 1929 (aged 45). Will Kirk Kaynor was an American politician.

William Kirk Kaynor (November 29, 1884 – December 20, 1929) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Sanborn, Iowa, Kaynor attended the common schools of Spencer and Clear Lake. In his early youth, he was employed as a drug store clerk in Clear Lake. He later moved to Gann Valley, South Dakota, and herded cattle. He was graduated from Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut, in 1908, and from Yale University in 1912. He moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, and engaged in the real estate and insurance business. During the First World War, he attended the officers' training school at Camp Lee, Virginia, from July to November 1918. He was a member of the common council of Springfield from 1920 to 1924, and was the postmaster of Springfield from 1923 to 1928.

He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his death in a United States Army Air Corps airplane accident at Bolling Field in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1929. It was his first time in an airplane. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Yale University, Hotchkiss School
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United States representative
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William Kirk Kaynor

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Will Kirk Kaynor?

American politician (1884-1929)

When was Will Kirk Kaynor born?

Will Kirk Kaynor was born on 29 November 1884 in Sanborn.

When did Will Kirk Kaynor die?

Will Kirk Kaynor died on 20 December 1929 in Washington, D.C..

What was Will Kirk Kaynor's occupation?

Will Kirk Kaynor was a politician.

What nationality was Will Kirk Kaynor?

Will Kirk Kaynor was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Will Kirk Kaynor

· Wikidata: Q1761538

· DBpedia: Will Kirk Kaynor

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