William M. Lennox

William Mercer Lennox (August 8, 1900 – October 7, 1991) was a Democratic politician from Philadelphia who served as sheriff from 1952 to 1972.

[1] At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in the First World War.

[3] In 1928, Lennox married Kathryn Kilgallen, with whom he had five children, Nancy, William, Jane, Mary Ellen and Benedict.

[2] In 1950, Democratic ward leaders nominated Lennox for the Philadelphia City Council during a special election that followed the death of Charles E.

[3] After his fifth term, Lennox retired from office at the age of seventy-one, but remained active in the community, working as a volunteer at St. John's Hospice in Center City.