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Kelly, Clyde Melville, journalist, lecturer and publisher, was born Aug. 4, 1883, in Muskingum county, Bloomfield, Ohio. He received his education in the public schools and Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio. He taught school in Ohio, 1899-1900; engaged in newspaper business in Braddock, Pa., in 1902; was editor and publisher of the Greater Braddock Leader, 1903-05 ; organized company and purchased Braddock Daily News, 1905; consolidated with Braddock Evening Herald, 1907. President of Braddock Daily News Publishing Company, Inc., and managing editor of the Braddock Daily News-Herald. He was elected to the house of representatives in the state legislature in 1910 by the largest vote ever given in the district. In the 1911 session he sprang at once into prominence by his vigorous championing of progressive measures and in a few weeks became the leader of the insurgent forces in the body. He introduced measures for the direct election of United States senators and the initiative and referendum for the first time in the history of the Pennsylvania legislature and the battle waged around them were the features of the session. He was elected to Congress from the 30th District of Pennsylvania in 1912 and has been .an active champion of progressive legislation. Mr. Kelly is Progressive in political faith and United Presbyterian in religious belief, and is a member of the board of trustees of the First United Presbyterian church of Braddock. He is also a member of Valetta Commandery Knights of Malta, Edgar Thomson Council, Royal Arcanum, Braddock's Field Lodge, I.O.O.F., and Husband Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Residence : 18 Corey St. Business address: 412 John St., Braddock, Pa.

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Kemp, George Ward, lawyer ; born Northeast, Md., Feb. 11, 1867 son of Edward and Jennie A. (Potter) K.; grandson of J. Potter, Missionary to Sioux, Choctaw, and Cherokee Indians. Educated in common schools of Maryland, 1876-1881, 1883-1884; Danville Seminary, N.Y., 1882; Univ. of Missouri, LL.B., 1891; LL.M., 1892. Lived on farm in Cecil Co., Md., 1867-1.884 ; employed by D.&R.G.R.R., at Salida, Colo., 1885-89 ; practiced law at San Luis Obispo, Cal., 1893-98, the last three years in partnership with Hon. E. P. Unangst, superior judge of San Luis Obispo Co., Cal., for past six years. Practiced law at Seattle alone, since 1898. Was allowed a fee of $2,000 by federal judge in a bankruptcy matter. Was the successful attorney for Schuchard in his case against Seattle, which prevented the city from collecting over $1,000,000 double street assessments. Director and attorney for various corporations. Corporal of local organization of militia, at Salida, Colo., 1889 ; court commissioner of superior court, San Luis Obispo Co., Cal., 1893-98; Natl. Council Member for Washington of Brotherhood of St. Andrew in U.S., since 1904. Member Masons since 1898. Residence : Hazelwood on East Shore Lake. Office : Suite 432 Burke Bldg., Seattle, Wash.

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Kempton, Edward S., treasurer Duluth, Missabe & Northern Ry. Office Duluth, Minn. Born Nov. 27, 1848, at Wilburton, England. Entered railway service 1874, since which he has been consecutively, 1874 to 1877, clerk and ticket accountant Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ry.; 1877 to 1884, clerk freight accounts; 1884 to 1888, traveling auditor and 1888 to Sept., 1893, chief clerk auditor's office same road; Sept., 1893, to May, 1895, chief clerk treasurer's office Duluth, Missabe & Northern Ry.; May, 1895, to Feb., 1896, acting treasurer; Feb., 1896, to date, treasurer same road.

Kendrick, Frank B., manufacturer, banker; born Lebanon, N.H., March 25, 1845; son of Egbert Benson and Emeline (Wood) Kendrick ; educated in Lebanon, N.H.; married, White River Junction, Vt., Feb. 3, 1808, Belle Mary Goff ; two children: one son and one daughter. President Kendrick Davis Co., Everett Knitting Mill, Dr. A. C. Daniels, (veterinary medicine) ; vice- president and director National Bank of Lebanon. Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1889. Republican ; Congregatiônalist. Clubs: Langdon (Lebanon) ; Boston Athletic (Boston). Address: 36 Central Ave., Salem, Mass.

  
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 Kendrick, John William, ex-vice-president Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Address Chicago, Ill. Born Oct..14, 1853, at Worcester, Mass. Graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of 1873. Entered railway service 1879 as levelman with construction party on Yellowstone division Northern Pacific Rd., since which he has been consecutively, 1879 to 1880, engaged in location of Yellowstone and Missouri divisions same road ; 1880 to 1883, engineer in charge of construction of 160 miles of those divisions; 1883 to 1888, chief engineer St. Paul & Northern Pacific Ry. in charge of construction of main line between Staples and Brainerd, through Minneapolis to St. Paul, Minn., and terminals and shops in connection with same; 1888 to July, 1893, chief engineer Northern Pacific Rd. and leased lines; July, 1893, to Feb. 1, 1899, general manager for receivers same road and reorganized road, the Northern Pacific Ry. ; Feb. 1, 1899, to June 5, 1901, second vice-president same road in charge of operation ; June 5, 1901, to Oct. 4, 1905, third vice-president Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. in charge of operation ; Oct. 4, 1905, to June, 1911, vice-president in charge of operation. Since 1911 consulting railway expert.

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Kenedy, Arthur, president of P. J. Kenedy & Sons, publishers, N.Y.; born in Brooklyn, N.Y.; son of P. J. Kenedy, and grandson of John Kenedy, both Catholic Book Publishers; educated at St. Joseph's Academy, Franciscan Brothers' School, De La Salle Institute, Fordham and Georgetown Universities ; is president of the firm of P. J. Kenedy & Sons ; vice-president and treasurer The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.; trustee of St. Joseph's Day Nursery; is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and Xavier Alumni Sodality. Club : Catholic. Address: 44 Barclay St., New York City.

Kenedy, Louis, publisher, of 44 Barclay St., New York City, was born, Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1882; son P. J. and Elizabeth (Weiser) Kenedy; educated Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. Vice-president P. J. Kenedy & Sons, Catholic publishers and booksellers and mfrs and importers of religious articles. Roman Catholic. Mem. Xavier Alumni Sodality. Recreations: Yachting, automobiling. Clubs : Catholic, Stamford Yacht (Conn.).

Kenerson, Vertner, physician and surgeon, 181 Allen St., Buffalo. Born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 28, 1866. Educated at Yale. (Single.) Served as acting assistant surgeon in United States Army during Spanish-American War, 1898; house surgeon Hudson Street and New York Hospitals in New York City. Member University Club, Masonic orders. Consulting surgeon Emergency Hospital ; attending surgeon Erie County Hospital ; surgeon N.Y.C.&St.L.R.R.

Kenerson, William Herbert, of 100 Morris Ave., Providence, R.I. Mechanical engineering, was born, Mass., Dec: 9, 1873. M.E., Brown, 1896; A.M., Harvard, 1906. Instr. drawing and math., Brown, 1896-99; asst. prof. mech. eng., 1899-1905; assoc. prof., 1905-11, prof., 1911- Consulting engineer; supervising engineer, Gen. Fire Extinguisher Co. M.A.A.; Mech. Eng.; Eng. Educ.; Soc. Testing Materials; Providence Assn. Mech. Eng. (pres). Materials of construction ; power measurement; fire protection.-Modulus of elasticity of steel; losses in power transmissions.

Kennedy, Ambrose, United States congressman from the third district of Rhode Island, was born Dec. 1, 1875, in Blackstone, Mass. He has been a member of the Rhode Island state legislature. He was elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Woonsocket, R.I.

Kennedy, Charles A., congressman, was born at Montrose, Ia., March 24, 1869; in 1890 he was elected mayor of his native town, which office he filled for four years; in 1903 he was elected a member of the Iowa legislature, serving in that position two terms; is an agriculturist, being a member of the firm of Kennedy Brothers, nurserymen; was elected to the sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses; and re-elected to the sixty-third congress as a Republican ; and resides in Montrose, Iowa.

Kennedy, Edward H., auditor Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Rd. Office Pittsburgh, Pa. Born March 1, 1866, at New Brighton, Pa. Entered railway service 1888 as clerk car accountant's office Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Rd., since which he has been consecutively Dec. 7, 1888, to Sept. 1, 1890, clerk auditor's office; Sept. 1, 1890, to Jan. 1, 1893, chief clerk freight accounts; Jan. 1 to Oct. 1, 1893, chief traffic clerk same office; Oct. 1, 1893, to April 19, 1901, traveling auditor; April 19, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1902, general bookkeeper auditor's office; Feb. 1, 1902, to Jan. 30, 1904, assistant auditor; Jan. 30, 1904, to date, auditor; entire service with the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Rd.
   

  

 

 

Kennedy, James, congressman and lawyer; born in Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1853 ; one of seven sons of T. W. Kennedy, the pioneer furnace builder of that section. Mr. Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, was graduated A.B. at Westminster College, Pa., 1876; studied law with General T. W. Sanderson, of Youngstown, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1879. He never held public position until elected to Congress; was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress, and re-elected to the Fifty-ninth,• Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses, from the Eighteenth Ohio District. He married Phebe Erwin, and they have one daughter. Address: Youngstown, Ohio.

Kennedy, John Stanislaus, telephone official, of 15 Dey St., New York City, was born, Corning, N.Y., Nov. 11, 1867; son Thomas (who was for many years connected with the freight dep't of N.Y. Central & Hudson River R.R. Co. at Corning) and Mary Kennedy ; educated common schools; grad. Corning Free Acad., 1885; married Sept. 11, 1898, Elizabeth B., daughter of P. E. Stanton of Buffalo. Entered the employ of the Fall Brook R.R. as clerk, which position held 13 years. Appt'd, 1892, City Clerk of Corning, and served for two years; in 1894 and 1895 represented the second dist. of Corning in the B'd of Supervisors of Steuben County, and for the two following years was mem. of B'd of Aldermen of City of Corning. Chairman Republican City Corn. of Corning for 14 years. In 1898 appt'd postmaster of Corning, by Pres. McKinley, and reappt'd by Pres. Roosevelt; appt'd Sec. of State B'd of R.R. Comm'rs, Aug. 25, 1905; sec. to the Public Service Comm'n, Second Dist., July 16, 1907; now in an exec. position with N.Y. Telephone Co. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Clubs: Fort Orange (Albany), Corning (Corning), Republican, Atlantic Yacht, N.Y. Railroad (N.Y.).

Kennedy, Moorhead C., president Cumberland Valley Rd. Office Chambersburg, Pa. Born 1862 at Chambersburg, Pa. Graduated from scientific department Andover, Mass., Academy, 1880, and from John C. Green School of Science, Princeton University, 1884, with degree of civil engineer. Entered railway service 1889, since which he has been consecutively to 1892, assistant to president Cumberland Valley Rd., 1892 to date, vice- president same road; Dec. 9, 1902, to Jan. 1, 1913, also general superintendent same road ; Jan. 1, 1913,, to date, president same road.

Kennedy, William, United States congressman from the fifth district of Connecticut, was born Dec. 19, 1854, in Naugatuck, Conn. He has been a member of the Connecticut state senate. He was elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 191315 ; and resides in Naugatuck, Conn.

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Kent, Charles Sumner, business man ; born Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 6, 1873 ; son of William M. and Susan E. (Phillips) Kent. Educated in public schools, Buffalo, N.Y.; studied architecture in an architect's office four years; spent six months abroad studying architecture. Married Josephine MacPherson, 1904, at Buffalo, N.Y. In employ Barber Asphalt Paving Co., since June, 1892; Supt. at Buffalo and Western New York; Dist. Mgr., Cal., Ariz., Nev., and N.M., 1904-06; Pac. Coast Mgr. since 1906. Clubs : California, Gamut, Log Angeles Athletic, Union League, San Francisco. Residence: 2405 6th Ave. Office : 1011 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.

Kent, Robert D., banker; born Wilmington, Del., Oct. 24, 1855 ; son of James and Janet (Scott) Kent ; educated in public schools of Philadelphia; married, first, Philadelphia, Oct., 1880, Ella R. King; second, Woodbury, N.J., Dec., 1886, Caroline Earl Riddle; children : Janet S., and William R. Bank clerk, Philadelphia, Pa., 1874-1880; organizer and cashier Atlantic City National Bank, Atlantic City, N.J., 1881-1886; organizer and cashier Passaic National Bank of Passaic, N.J., 1886-1899; organizer and president of Domestic Exchange National Bank of New York, 1899-1901; organizer and vice-president since 1902, of Port Richmond National Bank, Staten Island, N.Y., also director of same; organizer and vice-president since 1903 of Stapleton National Bank, Staten Island, N.Y.; in 1903 became organizer and president of the Maiden Lane National Bank, New York, stock of which was bought and bank reorganized as Metropolitan Bank, 1905. President Merchants' Bank of Passaic, N.J.; vice-president Metuchen (New Jersey) National Bank. Republican; Presbyterian. Elder First Presbyterian Church, Passaic, N.J.; director Young Men's Christian Association. Club : Hardware of New York. Residence: 150 Boulevard. Office: 183 Passaic St., Passaic. 
  

Kent, William, congressman, lands, live stock and farming; born Chicago, March 29, 1864; son of Albert Emmett and Adaline Elizabeth (Dutton) Kent; attended private schools in California, Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Conn.; Yale College, A.B., 1887 (honorary A.M., 1908) ; married, Ojai Valley, Cal., Feb. 26, 1890, Elizabeth Thacher ; children: Albert Emmett, Thomas Thacher, Elizabeth Sherman, William, Jr., Adaline Dutton, Sherman, Roger. Spent twenty years in Chicago, Ill., in banking business and other occupations. In 1890 became a partner of father, firm of A. E. Kent & Son. Father died 1901. Member of firm Kent & Burke Co., cattle feeders and live stock and grain dealers; Genoa, Neb. President Golconda Cattle Company of Nevada. Member Chicago City Council, 1895-97; member Executive Committee of Municipal Voters' League of Chicago, 18971900 and 1907; president same, 1899 and 1900. Elected to 62d congress 1911-13 as representative from second district of California; reelected to 63d congress as Independent from new first district. Author of numerous pamphlets on Economics and Civics. Independent in politics; non-sectarian in religion. Address : Kentfield.

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Kenyon, Grafton Irving, merchant and statesman of South Kingstown, RI, was born March 18, 1882, in Wakefield, and received his education in South Kingston High School and Burdett Business College of Boston, 1902. He is senior warden of the Church of the Ascension. Scoutmaster of the First S.K. Troop, Boy Scouts. President of the Woodrow Wilson Club; and a representative in the Rhode Island State Legislature.

Kenyon, William Squire, United States senator from Ohio, was born at Elyria, Ohio, June 10, 1869. He was prosecuting attorney for Webster County, Iowa, for five years; district judge for a while; and was elected to the United States Senate in 1911 to fill a vacancy; was reelected for the term of 1913-19; and resides in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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Kern, Frederick J., president State Board of Administration, of Belleville, Ill., was born Sept. 2, 1864, in Millstadt, Ill. For 20 years he was editor of the Belleville Daily and semi-weekly News-Democrat; and has been editor of the East St. Louis Gazette. He has been chief enrolling and engrossing clerk in the Illinois State Senate; and in 1904-12 was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 1901-03 he was a member of Congress from Illinois as a Democrat. He was five times elected mayor of Belleville and while serving in that capacity completely sewered and paved the city. He was appointed President of the State Board of Administration by Gov. Edward F. Dunne of Illinois in 1913. This Board is charged with the duty of conducting 20 state institutions, which accommodate over 20,000 inmates and carry on the pay-roll 4,000 employes. The expenditures of this Board aggregate $8,000,000 annually in 1914. Mechanical restraint in insane asylums and corporal punishment in the state schools have been abolished in Mr. Kern's time. The eight-hour system for the employes has been adopted. He is a radical and progressive Democrat and a public speaker of wide reputation.

Kern, William M., treas. Dollar Savings Bank, New York City, was born N.Y. City, Oct. 7, 1863; son J. Ogden and Jeannette C. (Mackellar) Kern; educated in various N.Y, State schools; unmarried. Began as bank clerk in N.Y. City, and since 1894 has been trustee and successively sec. and treas. Dollar Savings Bank. Had two years' mercantile experience with mf'g of cooperage materials in Detroit, Mich., 1890-1892. Christian (undenominational) ; active in mission work ; trustee and treas. 146th St. Mission.
  

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