William Kennon Jr. (June 12, 1802 – October 19, 1867) was a lawyer, judge, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of the U.K.), Kennon, known locally as 'Kenno', immigrated to the United States in 1816 with his parents, who settled near Barnesville, Ohio.
He was a first cousin of fellow U.S. Representative William Kennon Sr.[1] He attended the common schools and graduated from Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, in 1826.
[1] He commenced practice in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and served as the prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1837 to 1841.
He served as judge of the court of common pleas of the fifteenth judicial district from 1865 to July 1, 1867, when he resigned.