William Kennedy | |
Honorific-Suffix: | |
Constituency Am1: | Maranoa |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 27 Jun 1863 |
Term End1: | 28 Jul 1864 |
Predecessor1: | John Ferrett |
Successor1: | William Miles |
Death Date: | 1 January 1874 |
Death Place: | England |
Birthname: | William Francis Kennedy |
Nationality: | English Australian |
Spouse: | Catherine Ann Veronica Cosgrove |
Occupation: | Sheep farmer |
William Francis Kennedy (died 1 January 1874) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Nothing is known of his early life - He arrived in Queensland in 1841 and pioneered the Tiereyboo run. He was declared insolvent in 1864 and lost Tiereyboo.[1]
Kennedy married Catherine Ann Veronica Cosgrove and together had 3 sons and one daughter. He returned to England and died there in January 1874.[1]
Kennedy was the member for Maranoa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1863 until the election was declared void in 1864.[1] He was appointed JP of Nebo in Central Queensland from 1867 to 1868.[1]