Robert F. Kennon
Politician
1902 – 1988
Who was Robert F. Kennon?
Robert Floyd Kennon, Sr., known as Bob Kennon, 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 M. Goldwater, Gerald R. Ford, Jr., and Ronald W. Reagan.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1902
Dubberly - Also known as
- Robert Kennon
- Mayor Robert F. Kennon
- Judge Robert F. Kennon
- Spouses
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Minden High School
- Lived in
- Minden
- Louisiana
- Died
- Jan 11, 1988
Baton Rouge
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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