About William Kennedy
Lived 1841 – 1910 (aged 68–69). William Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician.
William Kennedy (January 1, 1841 – November 19, 1910) was an American politician and lawyer.
Born in County Limerick, Ireland, Kennedy moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin and then Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1871, he settled in Appleton, Wisconsin. He served as District Attorney of Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Then from 1885 until 1894, Kennedy served in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat. He was committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane on Asylum Bay north of Oshkosh in 1907, where he died in 1910.
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Who was William Kennedy?
American politician and lawyer from Wisconsin
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William Kennedy was born in 1841.
When did William Kennedy die?
William Kennedy died on 19 November 1910.
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William Kennedy was a lawyer and politician.
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William Kennedy was American.
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