Edward Kennon
| Francis Edward "Ed" Kennon, Jr. | |
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner
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| In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | John Smoker Hunt, II |
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| Succeeded by | Donald Lynn "Don" Owen |
| Born | August 31, 1938 [[Minden, Louisiana]|Minden]], Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat/ later Independent |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Virginia Nehring Kennon (divorced) (2) Jeanette Claire Woodard Moreland, known as Jenny Kennon (divorced) |
| Children | John Edward Kennon (1967-2003) Kari Melissa Kennon (born 1986) |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Occupation | Businessman, real-estate developer |
'Francis Edward Kennon, Jr.,, known as Ed Kennon (born August 31, 1938), is a wealthy real estate developer in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1972 to 1984, He is a nephew of the late Governor Robert F. Kennon.
A native of Minden in Webster Parish, he is the son of Francis Edward "F. E." Kennon, Sr. (1899–1945), and the former Clara Wallace (1913–1997), originally from Arkansas. F. E. and his brother, Webb Kennon, operated the former Kennon's Grocery in downtown Minden, a business begun by Ed Kennon's paternal grandfather Floyd Kennon (1871-1966). After Floyd's death, Clara continued to operate the store and did tax consulting for individual clients. The business was begun by Kennon's paternal grandfather, Floyd Kennon (1871–1966).
While heavily engaged in real estate development, Kennon ran in 1971 for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Louisiana, but the post went to another Democrats, James Edward Fitzmorris, Jr. a former member of the city council in New Orleans. In 1972, Kennon's political fortunes changed when he won election on the regulatory body, the Louisiana Public Service Commission. In a primary runoff contest, he unseated election the appointed incumbent, John Smoker Hunt, II (1928-2000), another scion of a prominent family by being a nephew of former Governors Huey Long and Earl Kemp Long. Kennon did not seek a third term on the PSC in 1984, and though he had mentioned that he might run for governor in 1995, he never again filed candidacy papers. He was succeeded on the PSC by the Democrat Donald Lynn "Don" Owen, a former television anchor for KSLA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport.
In Bossier City, Kennon developed the 600-residence Town Lake subdivision. His second wife was Jenny Kennon, the widow of the National Basketball Association star player John Wade "Jackie" Moreland. When Kennon filed for divorce from Jenny, he married for a third time. He and the former Brenda Evans then had a daughter in 1986. Jenny Kennon, as she is still known, herself became a real estate developer herself through the company known as Lea Hall Associates. She has two children from her first marriage to Jackie Moreland.[1]
References
- ↑ Billy Hathorn. Jenny Kennon. Mindenmemories.org. Retrieved on May 18, 2018.
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