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Robert F. Kennon

Robert Floyd "Bob" Kennon, Sr.
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Robert F. Kennon
48th Governor of Louisiana
In office
May 13, 1952 – May 8, 1956
Lieutenant C. E. "Cap" Barham
Preceded by Earl Kemp Long
Succeeded by Earl K. Long
Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport, Louisiana
In office
May 1945 – 1952
Preceded by Harmon Caldwell Drew
Succeeded by J. Frank McInnis
District Attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes
In office
December 6, 1930 – January 6, 1941
Preceded by R. H. Lee
Succeeded by Graydon K. Kitchens, Sr. (interim)
Mayor of Minden, Louisiana
In office
1926–1928
Preceded by Connell Fort
Succeeded by Henry L. Bridges
Personal details
Born August 21, 1902
Dubberly, Webster Parish
Louisiana, USA
Died January 11, 1988(1988-01-11) (aged 85)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Resting place Young Cemetery in East Baton Rouge Parish
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Eugenia Sentell Kennon
Relations Nephew Edward Kennon
Children

Robert Kennon, Jr.
Charles Sentell "Charlie" Kennon

Kenneth Wood "Kenwood" Kennon
Alma mater

Minden High School
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University Law Center
Profession Lawyer
Religion Presbyterian
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars World War II

Robert Kennon, Jr.
Charles Sentell "Charlie" Kennon

Minden High School
Louisiana State University

Robert Floyd Kennon, Sr., known as Bob Kennon (August 21, 1902 – January 11, 1988), was the 48th Governor of Louisiana, serving from 1952 to 1956. From 1954 to 1955, he was chairman of the National Governors Association. In 1955, he was also the chairman of the Council of State Governments.

Kennon failed to win a second non-consecutive term in the 1963 Democratic primary election, having lost a runoff berth, with the position going to John McKeithen.

The conservative Kennon grew disillusioned with his national party and endorsed Republican presidential nominees Dwight D. Eisenhower,Barry Goldwater, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan.

Kennon was born in rural Dubberly, south of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish. He was the fifth child of Floyd Kennon (1871–1966), who was born the year that Webster Parish was established, and the former Annie Laura Bopp. The Kennons operated an Independent Grocers Alliance store in Minden. After Floyd Kennon's retirement, the store was managed by two sons, Francis Edward Kennon, Sr., and Webb Kennon. Young Bob Kennon was an avid Boy Scout (See Scouting in Louisiana.) who attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated in 1919 from Minden High School, then a comparatively new institution. Thereafter, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he procured numerous honors. At the end of his freshman year, he received an award for the best academic record in his class. He was captain of his company in Reserve Officers Training Corps and the vice president of the Interfraternity Council. He was on the debate team and wrote for the campus newspaper, The Daily Reveille. He earned his first letter playing center for the LSU Tigers football team. He helped to organize the university tennis team and was one of the first two people to letter in tennis at LSU, from which he graduated in June 1923.


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