Born in Wyeville, Wisconsin, to Charles M. Kenyon and Harriet (Shookman) Kenyon, he served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
In 1951 he received his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School and married Xena Cade.
He practiced law in Tomah, Wisconsin until shortly before his death.
Kenyon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1957–1970.
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