William Paul McClure Kennedy

William Paul McClure Kennedy (January 8, 1879 – August 12, 1963) was a Canadian historian and legal scholar. He was the first dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.

Early life and education Kennedy was born in Shankill, Dublin, on January 8, 1879. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1900 with an MA and LittD. Kennedy came to Canada from Ireland in 1913, taking up a post at St. Francis Xavier University. He became the first dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1944.

Kennedy died on August 12, 1963, in Toronto.