William Kennon Sr.

William Kennon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byJohn Davenport
Succeeded byJoseph Vance
Constituency10th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJames Martin Bell
Succeeded byJames Alexander Jr.
Constituency11th district
Ohio Supreme Court Judge
In office
December 1854 – March 1856
Appointed byWilliam Medill
Preceded byWilliam B. Caldwell
Succeeded byJacob Brinkerhoff
Personal details
Born
William Kennon, Sr.

(1793-05-14)May 14, 1793
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1881(1881-11-02) (aged 88)
St. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeMethodist Cemetery
St. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian
Other political
affiliations
Democratic, Republican
Spouse
Mary Ellis
(m. 1825)
Children3
Alma materFranklin College

William Kennon Sr. (May 14, 1793 – November 2, 1881) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He served in Congress from 1829 to 1833, then again from 1835 to 1837.

He was a cousin of Congressman William Kennon Jr.