William Rann Kennedy

1846 - 1915  (68 years)

• Name	William Rann Kennedy  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Mar 1846	9 Campden Hill Villas, Kensington   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Residence	Mar 1851	12 Bank Parade, Preston   [7]
  Education	abt 1859 - 1864	Eton College   [8, 9]
  Residence	Apr 1861	19 Ardwick Green, Manchester   [10]
  Education	abt 1864 - 1868	King's College, Cambridge   [8, 9]
  	Scholar; Bell and Craven Scholar; Browne (2) and Powis Medals; Senior Classic. [8]
  Occupation	abt 1868 - 1870	Pembroke College, Cambridge ; Fellow  [8, 9]
  	later elected honorary fellow
  Degree/Qualif.	Jan 1871	Lincoln's Inn, Holborn ; Barrister-at-law  [9]
  Occupation	Apr 1871	Barrister at Law  [11]
  Residence	Apr 1871	10 & 11 Bury St, Westminster ; Hotel  [11]
  	lodger, with other barristers & law students
  Marriage	01 Oct 1874	St Marylebone, Marylebone
  	Cecilia Sarah Richmond,   b. 31 Dec 1846, 10 York St, Marylebone ,   d. 20 Apr 1928, 82 Church St, Kensington
  Residence	1875	Upper Parliament St, Liverpool   [12]
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Barrister at Law  [5]
  Residence	Apr 1881	5 Mossley Hill, Liverpool   [5]
  Post/Rank/Title	1885	QC  [8]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Barrister  [2]
  Residence	Apr 1891	Randolph Villas, Totland, Isle of Wight ; lodgers  [2]
  	lodger
  Post/Rank/Title	1892	Knight  [8]
  Occupation	Mar 1901	Judge of the High Court of Justice  [3]
  	Judge in Election Petition
  Residence	Mar 1901	Friars Rd, Newport, Monmouth   [3]
  Post/Rank/Title	1907	Privy Counsellor  [8]
  Post/Rank/Title	1909	Fellow of the British Academy  [8]
  Occupation	Apr 1911	Lord Justice of Appeal, England  [13]
  	appointed 1907
  Residence	Apr 1911	23 Phillimore Gardens, Kensington   [13]
  Residence	- 1915	23 Phillimore Gardens, Kensington   [1]
  Death	17 Jan 1915	23 Phillimore Gardens, Kensington ; Cause: Heart failure (angina pectoris)  [1, 4, 9, 14]
  	On Sunday, the 17th Jan., at 23, Phillimore-gardens, W., the Right Honourable Sir William Rann Kennedy, Kt., P.C., LL.D., a Lord Justice of Appeal, aged 68. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, the 21st, at St. Mary Abbotts Church, Kensington, and afterwards at Highgate. [The Times]
  Burial	21 Jan 1915	Highgate Cemetery   [1, 14]
  Probate	05 Mar 1915	London ; £22,327 2s. 8d.  [15]
  	Kennedy right honourable sir William Rann of 23 Phillimore-gardens Kensington Middlesex died 17 January 1915 Administration London 5 March to Alfred Ravenscroft Kennedy barrister-at-law. Effects £22327 2s. 8d. [NPC]
  Notes	Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Sir William Rann Kennedy, P.C., F.B.A., Lord Justice of Appeal since 1907. For his career, see "Who's Who", 1915 [Curtis] Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Sir William Rann: Kt 1892; PC 1907; FBA 1909. Born 11 March 1846; s of Rev. William James Kennedy and Sarah Caroline Kennedy; m 1874, Cecilia Sarah, d of late George Richmond, RA; three s one d ; died 17 Jan. 1915. A Lord of Appeal from 1907. Education: Eton; Scholar of King's Coll., Camb. (Bell and Craven Scholar; Browne (2) and Powis Medals; Senior Classic); Fellow, and afterwards Hon. Fellow of Pembroke Coll., Camb. and Hon. LLD Victoria University. Career: Barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1871; QC 1885; Judge of King's Bench Div. of High Court of Justice, 1892-1907; contested (L) Birkenhead, 1885, 1886; St Helen's, 1892; Member of the Institut de Droit International. Clubs: Athenæum, Brooks's, Saville. Address: 23 Phillimore Gardens, W. [Who's Who] Scholarship to Kings College Cambridge. Called to the bar in 1871 and built successful practice in Merseyside. Staunch Gladstone supporter and campaigner for working peoples rights, trades unions, quality education for all and social justice. As Liberal he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in Birkenhead 1885 and 1886 then in St Helens in 1896 where he lost by 60 votes. Appointed to Queen's Bench Division 1892. Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal 1907. Fellow of British Academy 1909. Specialised in Shipping and Commercial Law. Chairman of International Law Association in which he campaigned for a permanent international body to resolve disputes between countries. In particular he campaigned to prevent the onset of the Great War. [Kennedy tree]
  Person ID	I1590	Tatham | Heathcote branch, Richmond branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	17 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William James Kennedy,   b. 1814, Birmingham ,   d. 03 Jun 1891, Vicarage, Barnwood  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Caroline Bannister Kennedy,   b. abt 1811, Lichfield ,   d. 04 Feb 1896, Barnwood, Tunbridge Wells  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	02 Jan 1845	St Edburgha, Yardley   [16, 17, 18]
  	On Thursday, the 2d inst., at Yardley Church, near Birmingham, W. J. Kennedy, secretary of the National Society, to Miss Kennedy, daughter of George Kennedy, Esq., of Shenstone. [Morning Post]
  Notes	Younger son John Kennedy, b abt 1848, educ Eton College (scholar), King's College Cambridge 1866-1870 (Bell scholar, prox access Craven schol), President of Cambridge Union 1869, Fellow King's College 1871-1901; Assistant Master Sherborne School, 1870-1876; Head Master Aldenham School 1876-1899; Ordained deacon (St Albans) 1883; fellow & tutor Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1901-1902. Retired to Charmouth. Died July 23, 1931. [Crockford's; Camb Univ Alumni] Possible other children: Robert Muirhead Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy. [FamilySearch 2013]
  Family ID	F0495	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecilia Sarah Richmond,   b. 31 Dec 1846, 10 York St, Marylebone ,   d. 20 Apr 1928, 82 Church St, Kensington  (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	01 Oct 1874	St Marylebone, Marylebone   [1, 19, 20, 21]
  	On the 1st Oct., at the parish church, Marylebone, by the Rev. W. J. Kennedy, H.M. Inspector of Schools, father of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. T. K. Richmond, Vicar of Roughton Head, Carlisle, William R. Kennedy, Fellow of Cambridge College, Cambridge, Barrister-at-Law, to Cecilia Sarah, youngest daughter of George Richmond, R.A., D.C.L. [The Times]
  Children	1. Agnes Edith Kennedy,   b. 23 Sep 1875, Liverpool ,   d. 05 Apr 1941, The Tops, Great Wishford  (Age 65 years)   2. John William Richmond Kennedy,   b. 04 Jan 1877, Liverpool ,   d. 14 Mar 1915, St Joseph's Sanatorium, Silver City, NM  (Age 38 years)   3. Alfred Ravenscroft Kennedy,   b. 15 Feb 1879, Liverpool ,   d. 10 Feb 1943, Ablington House, Bibury  (Age 63 years)   4. Horace Kennedy,   b. 13 Sep 1880, Liverpool ,   d. 03 Jan 1967, Bank House, Cropthorne, Pershore  (Age 86 years) + 5. Arthur Julius Rann Kennedy,   b. 26 Feb 1883, 24 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater ,   d. 16 Nov 1943, Grey's Hospital, Prince Alfred St, Pietermaritzburg, Natal  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F0008	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S01] Census, UK, 1891. age 45 [S01] Census, UK, 1901. age 55 [S02] BMD Index, death reg Kensington, 1Q1915. age 68 [S01] Census, UK, 1881. age 35 b Kensington [S03] Family Members, WRK. [S01] Census, UK, 1851. age 5 b Kensington [S18] Who's Who / Who was Who. [S05] The Times, obituary, 18 Jan 1915. [S01] Census, UK, 1861. age 47 b Birmingham [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 25 b Middlesex [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St Philip, Liverpool, 14 Nov 1875. dau Agnes [S01] Census, UK, 1911. age 65 b Kensington [S05] The Times, death notice, 18 Jan 1915. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S11] Newspaper, Morning Post, 11 Jan 1845. marriage notice [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Solihull, 1Q1845. [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Kennedy Family Tree. accessed on Genes Reunited Jan 2009 [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Marylebone, 4Q1874. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. marr 36 yrs [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 05 Oct 1874.