district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name restingplace
ohio 15 15th william f. hunter 19 october 1867 st. clairsville , ohio carrickfergus , ireland democratic march 3 , 1849 joseph morris 12 june 1802 march 4 , 1847 william kennon , jr. .
 ohio william kennon , jr. . union cemetery
william kennon , jr. .

william kennon , jr. -lrb- 12 june 1802 -- 19 october 1867 -rrb- was a lawyer , judge , and a u.s. representative from ohio .
born in carrickfergus , ireland , kennon immigrated to the united states in 1816 with his parents , who settled near barnesville , ohio .
he was a first cousin of william kennon , sr. .
he attended the common schools and graduated from franklin college , new athens , ohio , in 1826 .
kennon studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830 .
he commenced practice in st. clairsville , ohio , and served as the prosecuting attorney of belmont county from 1837-41 .
kennon was elected as a democrat to the thirtieth congress -lrb- 4 march 1847 -- 3 march 1849 -rrb- .
he was not a candidate for renomination , and instead resumed the practice of law .
he served as judge of the court of common pleas of the fifteenth judicial district from 1865 to 1 july 1867 , when he resigned .
he died in st. clairsville on 19 october 1867 , and was interred in union cemetery .
