KENNEY, Charles Lamb (son of James Kenney 1780–1849, dramatist). b. Bellevue near Paris 29 April 1821; Charles Lamb was one of his godfathers; ed. at Merchant Taylors’ sch. 1829 etc.; clerk in the general post office 1837; assistant foreign editor, dramatic critic and scientific reporter on the Times 1840; sec. to sir Joseph Paxton during organization of transport service for the Crimea 1855; barrister I.T. 17 Nov. 1856; sec. to F. De Lesseps 1856–57; on the Standard 1858; one of the wittiest men of his time; author of The gates of the East 1857; Memoirs of M. W. Balfe 1875; adapted more than 20 foreign operas, including Fair Helen 1866, Princess of Trebizonde 1870, The Grand Duchess of Gérolstein 1871 and La Jolie Parfumeuse 1875; wrote Wanted husbands, sketch Drury Lane 1867; Valentine and Orson, pantomime Holborn 1867; Our autumn manœuvres, farce Adelphi 1871; wrote The Vagabond 1871 and other songs. d. Eldon road, Kensington 25 Aug. 1881. Illust. sporting and dr. news 3 Sep. 1881 p. 583; Era 3 Sep. 1881 p. 6; I.L.N. 3 Sep. 1881 pp. 223, 242.
KENNION, Charles John (son of Edward Kennion, artist 1744–1809). b. 1789; water-colour painter; exhibited 26 landscapes at R.A. and 5 at Suffolk st. gallery 1804–53. d. Robert st. Regent’s park, London 10 Sep. 1853.
KENNION, George. b. 1814; M.D. Edin. 1837; in practice at Harrogate 1837 to death; F.R.C.P. Lond. 1865; physician Harrogate Bath hospital; wrote on Bisulphide of carbon as a cure for the headache in Medical Times 18 July 1868 p. 77; author of On the medical springs of Harrogate 1845; Observations on the medicinal springs of Harrogate 1853, 8 ed. 1872. d. Oak lodge, Harrogate, Yorkshire 30 June 1868 aged 54. Medical Times 18 July 1868 p. 81–2; British Medical Journal, ii 72 (1868).
KENNY, William Stopford. b. 1788; kept a classical school at 5 Fitzroy st. Fitzroy sq. London many years; a good chess player; translated F. A. Danican Philidor’s Analysis of the game of chess 1819; author of Practical chess grammar 1817, 2 ed. 1817; Practical chess exercises 1818; The manual of science 1844; Why and because, a collection of questions and answers on air, water, light and fire 1830, 18 ed. 1854; The grammatical omnibus 8 ed. 1853; Kenny’s School geography or earth and heaven 1856 and many other school books. d. Lower road, Richmond, Surrey 16 Nov. 1867.
KENRICK, Francis Patrick. b. Dublin 3 Dec. 1797; ordained a priest in Rome 1821; conducted a theological seminary at Bardstown, Kentucky, U.S. of America 1821; bishop of Arath; bishop of Philadelphia 1842; archbishop of Baltimore, Aug. 1851 to death; apostolic delegate, presiding over the first plenary council of the U.S. of America at Baltimore, May 1852; primate of the U.S. of America 1859; author of Letters of Omicron to Omega 1828; The primacy of the apostolic see and the authority of general councils vindicated 1838, 2 ed. 1845; Theologia dogmatica 4 vols. 1839–40, 2 ed. 3 vols. 1858; Theologia moralis 3 vols. 1841–3; Letters on christian union 1841; The four gospels translated from the Latin vulgate with notes 1849. d. Baltimore 6 July 1863. Appleton’s American Biog. iii 519 (1887), portrait.
KENRICK, George (4 son of rev. Timothy Kenrick 1759–1804, unitarian commentator). b. Exeter 28 Oct. 1792; ed. at Glasgow coll. and Manchester coll. York; M.A.; unitarian minister at Chesterfield 1813–14, Hull 1815–21, Maidstone 1822–6, Hampstead 1829–45 and Battle 1845–7; a trustee of Dr. Williams’s foundation 1833–60; contributed to the Monthly Repository and other periodicals, and published some sermons 1822–34. d. Tunbridge Wells 2 Dec. 1874. The Inquirer 12 Dec. 1874 pp. 813–4; Appendix to rev. G. Kenrick’s farewell discourse at Hampstead, containing the correspondence which led to his resignation 1845, 2 ed. 1845.
KENRICK, John (brother of the preceding). b. Exeter 4 Feb. 1788; ed. at Exeter academy 1799–1805 when academy was dissolved; studied at Glasgow univ. 1807–10, M.A. 1 May 1810; tutor in classics, history and literature at Manchester college, York 1810–40; professor of history, Manchester New college, Manchester 1840–50; F.S.A. 4 Feb. 1858; author of Exercises on Latin Syntax 1825, 4 ed. 1838; The Egypt of Herodotus with notes 1841; Ancient Egypt under the Pharaohs 2 vols. 1850; Phœnicia 1855; Biblical essays 1864. d. 38 Monkgate, York 7 May 1877. J. Martineau’s Essays, reviews and addresses, i 397–421 (1890); Theological Review, July 1877 pp. 374–97.
KENRICK, Timothy (son of Archibald Kenrick). b. 1807; with his father and brother developed the hollow ware trade, retired; a founder of the Nurses’ training institution, Birmingham, for which he purchased a home; a director of Midland railway 1858, deputy chairman; deputy chairman Lloyds’ Banking co. d. Maple Bank, Edgbaston 23 Feb. 1885. Birmingham Weekly Post 28 Feb. 1885 p. 3.
KENSINGTON, William Edwardes, 2 Baron. b. 24 April 1777; succeeded 13 Dec. 1801; M.P. for Haverfordwest 12 Jany. 1802 to 10 June 1818. d. 23 Kensington crescent, London 10 Aug. 1852. G.M. xxxviii 306 (1852).
KENT, Maria Louisa Victoria, Duchess of (6 child and 4 dau. of Francis Frederick Anthony, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1750–1806). b. Coburg 17 Aug. 1786. m. (1) 21 Dec. 1803 Ernest Charles prince of Leiningen, he was b. 27 Sep. 1763 and d. 4 July 1814; m. (2) at Coburg 29 May 1818 and at Kew palace 11 July 1818 Edward Augustus duke of Kent and Streathearn, 5 child and 4 son of King George the third, he was b. 2 Nov. 1767 and d. 23 Jany. 1820; mother of queen Victoria. d. of cancer at Frogmore near Windsor 16 March 1861. bur. in royal vault, St. George’s chapel, Windsor 25 March, but moved to mausoleum at Frogmore 1 Aug. Jerdan’s National portrait gallery, iv (1833), portrait; W. C. Taylor’s National portrait gallery, iv 41, portrait; H. Martineau’s Biographical sketches 4 ed. (1876) 42–54; Sams’s Annual peerage, ii (1827), portrait; T. Martin’s Life of the Prince Consort 5 ed. iii (1878), portrait.