William Rann Kennedy
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The Right Honourable Sir William Rann Kennedy QC, FBA, LLD |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 1907–1915 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
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William Rann Kennedy 11 March 1846 Kensington, London |
| Died | 7 January 1915 (aged 68) Kensington, London |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Sarah Richmond |
| Relations | Benjamin Hall Kennedy and Charles Rann Kennedy (uncles) |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Law |
Sir William Rann Kennedy PC QC FBA (11 March 1846 – 17 January 1915) was a British jurist and Lord Justice of Appeal and accomplished classical scholar.
Kennedy was born in the family home at 9 Campden Hill Villas, Kensington, London on 11 March 1846, the eldest son of the Rev William James Kennedy and his cousin, Sarah Caroline Kennedy, and grandson to the Rev Rann Kennedy.
He was born into a family of distinguished classicists: three of his uncles had been senior classics at Cambridge; Benjamin Hall Kennedy, the former headmaster of Shrewsbury School and Professor of Greek at Cambridge, who headed the Tripos in 1827; Charles Rann Kennedy, a barrister and noted translator of Demosthenes, in 1831; and George John Kennedy, in 1832. All three were also Porson medallists at Cambridge (Kennedy's father was also claimed to be a Porson medallist, but his name is not listed).
Kennedy was sent to study at Eton College rather than the traditional family school of Shrewsbury, largely as his uncle was headmaster there. He won a foundation scholarship at King's College, Cambridge. After winning the Craven and Bell scholarships and the Powis Medal, he came top in classics in 1868 - the fourth member of his family to do. Afterwards he was elected to a fellowship at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
For a year he served as private secretary President of the Poor Law Board.
Kennedy was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1871, and he took silk in 1885. His practice was mainly in Liverpool on circuit. In 1891 he published Law on Civil Salvage (a second edition would be published in 1907).
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