William Kennedy (December 19, 1854 – June 19, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

William Kennedy was born on December 19, 1854, in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

[1] He was chairman of the Naugatuck Democratic Town Committee and clerk of the Borough Court.

[citation needed] Kennedy served as a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1899 to 1901.

[citation needed] Kennedy married Mary K. Clerkin of New Haven on November 29, 1882.