Bob Kennon | |
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48th Governor of Louisiana | |
In office May 13, 1952 – May 8, 1956 | |
Lieutenant | C. E. Barham |
Preceded by | Earl Long |
Succeeded by | Earl Long |
Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office July 11, 1954 – August 9, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Daniel I. J. Thornton |
Succeeded by | Arthur B. Langlie |
Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal | |
In office 1945–1952 | |
Preceded by | Harmon Caldwell Drew |
Succeeded by | J. Frank McInnis |
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
In office 1945–1946 | |
Preceded by | Archibald T. Higgins |
Succeeded by | E. Howard McCaleb |
District Attorney of Bossier and Webster Parishes | |
In office December 6, 1930 – January 6, 1941 | |
Preceded by | R. H. Lee |
Succeeded by | Graydon Kitchens (Acting) |
Mayor of Minden, Louisiana | |
In office 1926–1928 | |
Preceded by | Connell Fort |
Succeeded by | Henry L. Bridges |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Floyd Kennon August 21, 1902 Dubberly, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | January 11, 1988 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 85)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eugenia Sentell |
Relations | Edward Kennon (Nephew) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Louisiana State University (BA, LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | US Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Floyd Kennon Sr. (August 21, 1902 – January 11, 1988), was an American politician and judge who served as the 48th governor of Louisiana, an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, a judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, the district attorney of Bossier Parish and Webster Parish, and mayor of Minden, Louisiana. During Kennon's governorship, he additionally served as chairman of the National Governors Association and chairman of the Council of State Governments.