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and was present at the battle of Moravia Town. In 1820, he removed to Logan county, Ohio, where he died in April, 1836.

KENYON, George Henry, physician, was born ill Prc)vidence, li.I.. April 1. 1845; son of George Amos and Isabella Greene (Brown) Kenyon. His first paternal American ancestor came from Eng- land ajid located in Kingstown, " South County," R. I., among the first settlers of that section. His mater- nal ancestor. Beriah Brown, a native of Wales, settled in Wickford, R.I., in 1G40 and in 1660 built the house occupied by his descendants in 1901. George Henry Kenyon was prepared for college at Friends school, Providence, served as a private soldier in the 10th Rhode Island volun- teers, 1862, and was graduated at Brown uni- versity, A.B., 1864, A.M., 1867, taking a prac- tical course in chemistry in Brown university laboratory. He was a student in the office of Doctors Capon and Perry, Providence ; was graduated from the Universitj' of Vermont, M.D., in 1866, and settled in the practice of his profession in Providence. He was made a mem- ber of the American Medical association ; of the Rhode Island Medical society, of which he was treasurer ; and of the Providence Medical asso- ciation, in which he served as secretary and pres- ident. He became a member of the Rhode Island militia, in which he attained the rank of briga- dier-general, serving as assistant surgeon-gen- eral, 1883-94, and was elected surgeon-general in 1894, and re-elected in 1899 for the term ending in 1904. He was appointed a member of the U.S. board of examining surgeons for pensions for Providence in July, 1897. He became prominent in several bodies of free masonry, being an active member of the Supreme Council of the 33d degree for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States, and its deputy for the state of Rhode Island.

KENYON, James Benjamin, clergyman, was born at Frankfort, N.Y., April 26, 1858: son of Delos M. and Nancy (Piper) Kenyon ; grandson of Benjamin and Rhoda (Wright) Kenyon and of James and ^lary (Edick) Piper. He was grad- uated at Hungerford Collegiate institute, Adams, N.Y., in 1875 ; and .studied theology and taught school until 1878. when he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and with the

exception of two years spent in New York as manager of a lecture bureau, held pastorates in northern and central New York. He was mar- ried, Jan. 2, 1878, to Margaret Jane Taylor. He received the degree of Litt.D. from Syracuse university in 1893. He was elected a member of the Authors club. New York city. He is the author of : The Fallen, and Other Poems (1874); Out of the Shadoics (1880); Songs in all Seasons (1885); In Realms of Gold (1887); At the Gate of Dreams (1892); An Oaten Pipe (1896); A Little Book of Lidlabies (1898); Loiterings in Old Fields (1900), and contributions to the leading maga- zines.

KENYON, William Colgrove, educator, was born in Richmond, R.I., Oct. 23, 1812. His parents were poor and he lived in the families of Deacons Daniel Lewis and John Longworthy, and attended school regularly, 1826-29. He worked in machine shops at Westerly, R.I., Schenectady, N.Y., and New York city, 1830-36, and prepared for college while working at his trade, entering Union college in the summer of 1836. The winter of 1836-37 he was employed in the Novelty Works, New York city, meanwhile keeping up with his college studies, and in 1839 he was principal of Alfred Centre school. He was graduated from Union, A.B., 1844, A.M., 1847. He was superintendent of common schools for Alleghany county, N.Y., in 1841 ; and was pro- fessor of languages and natural science, 1842—45 ; of natural and moral science, 184.5-49, and of Eng- lish and Latin languages and literature at Alfred institute. 1849-55, and of mathematics and the English language and literature, 1855-57. The school was made an academy by the regents of the University of the State of New York. Jan. 31, 1843 ; on March 28, 1857. a university charter was granted by the legislature and on April 15, 1857, when thecollege department was organized. Professor Kenyon was chosen first i^resideut of the university. He was also professor of English and belles lettres, 1857-60, and of Latin and Eng- lish languages and literature, 1860-67. He retired from active connection with the institution in 1865 on account of ill-health, and sought rest and recuperation in foreign travel. He was married, Aug, 5, 1840, to Melissa B. Ward, and secondly in September, 1864, to Sirs. Ida S. Long. Kenyon ]\Iemorial hall was erected in his honor on the campus at Alfred university. He died in Lon- don. England. June 7, 1867.

KEOQH, James, educator, was born in Ennis- cortliy, county Wexford, Ireland, Feb. 4, 1834. His parents immigrated to the United States when he was seven years of age and settled in Pittsburg. Pa. He attended the College of the Propaganda at Rome, Italy, receiving the degree Ph. D. in 1851 and a gold medal from the faculty ;