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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Francis Edward "Ed" Kennon, Jr.
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| office=Louisiana Public Service Commissioner
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]/ later [[Independent (voter|Independent]]
| term_start = January 1, 1973
| term_end = December 31, 1984
| preceded =John Smoker Hunt, II
| succeeded =[[Don Owen|Donald Lynn "Don" Owen]]
| birth_date=August 31, 1938
| death_date =
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| birth_place= [[Minden, Louisiana]|Minden]], [[Louisiana]]
| occupation = [[Businessman]], [[real-estate]] developer
|residence=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana
| spouse = (1) Mary Virginia Nehring Kennon (divorced)<br>
(2) Jeanette Claire Woodard Moreland, known as [[Jenny Kennon]] (divorced)<br>
(3) Brenda Evans Kennon
| children=John Edward Kennon (1967-2003)<br>
Kari Melissa Kennon (born 1986)<br>
Stepchildren:<br>
Rodney Kennon<br>
Kelly Kennon Gillis<br>
Uncle [[Robert F. Kennon]]
|alma_mater=Centenary College of Louisiana
}}
'''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 Party|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, Louisiana|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 Long|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 [[Don Owen|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Jeannie%20Kennon.htm|title=Jenny Kennon|author=Billy Hathorn|publisher=Mindenmemories.org|accessdate=May 18, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennon, Edward]]
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Independent voters]]
| name = Francis Edward "Ed" Kennon, Jr.
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| office=Louisiana Public Service Commissioner
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]/ later [[Independent (voter|Independent]]
| term_start = January 1, 1973
| term_end = December 31, 1984
| preceded =John Smoker Hunt, II
| succeeded =[[Don Owen|Donald Lynn "Don" Owen]]
| birth_date=August 31, 1938
| death_date =
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| birth_place= [[Minden, Louisiana]|Minden]], [[Louisiana]]
| occupation = [[Businessman]], [[real-estate]] developer
|residence=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana
| spouse = (1) Mary Virginia Nehring Kennon (divorced)<br>
(2) Jeanette Claire Woodard Moreland, known as [[Jenny Kennon]] (divorced)<br>
(3) Brenda Evans Kennon
| children=John Edward Kennon (1967-2003)<br>
Kari Melissa Kennon (born 1986)<br>
Stepchildren:<br>
Rodney Kennon<br>
Kelly Kennon Gillis<br>
Uncle [[Robert F. Kennon]]
|alma_mater=Centenary College of Louisiana
}}
'''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 Party|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, Louisiana|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 Long|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 [[Don Owen|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Jeannie%20Kennon.htm|title=Jenny Kennon|author=Billy Hathorn|publisher=Mindenmemories.org|accessdate=May 18, 2018}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennon, Edward]]
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Independent voters]]