John Andrew Kenney Sr. (June 11, 1874 – January 29, 1950) was an African-American surgeon who was the medical director and chief surgeon of the John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1902 to 1922.

[5] John A. Kenney was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on June 11, 1874.

[6] After fleeing Tuskegee in 1924 under threat from the KKK,[7] he first took refuge in Dr. George E. Cannon's home.

[5] The building was purchased by the New Salem Baptist Church in 1959[10] and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Middle son Oscar Kenney was a Tuskegee Airmen killed in action in World War II.