(Rep), Born Wyeville 3/22/1924 to Charles M. and Harriet (Shookman) Kenyon. Grad. Tomah High Sch.; J.D. Univ. of Wis. 1952. M. Xena Cade, 1951, Attorney. County vet. service officer 1954-66. World War II veteran; Army and Army Air Corps 1943-46. Mbr. V.F.W. (past commander), Amer. Leg. Elected to Assembly 1956; now in 7th term. Assist. Rep. Ldr. 1965; acting Rep. Ldr. 1966; secy. of Assembly Rep. Caucus 1961. Committee assignments: 1969- Insur. and Bkg. (chm., also '61, '63, mbr.'65) and jt. interim Com. (co-ohm.); Excise and Fees (also 1967); Judiciary (also '67, '63, vice-chm. '61) and jt. interim cons.; Rules (vice-ohm. 1967); Legis. Council's Insur. Laws Revision Com. (also 1967) ; Leg. Council's Adv. Coin. on Uniform Consumer Credit Code (co-chm.) ; Minn.-Wis. Boundary Area Comm.'s Legis. Adv. Com. (also 1967) ; 1967-Legis. Council's Adv. Com. on Commercial Code ; Jt. Com. on Legis. Org.'s Subcom. on Ethics and Conflicts of Interest; 1965-Legis. Council (also alt. mbr. 1961) and its Judiciary Com. (also 1963); 1963-Legis. Council's Remedial Legis. Coin. (chm.) and Insur. Com.; 1961-Vet. and Mil. Affairs (chm., mbr. 1959, 1957); Bd. on Govt. Oper.; 1957-Transportation; Com. on Reactiv. of Camp McCoy. Died 3/6/1996, Tomah, WI.

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[Source: Blue book; correspondence 3/25/05 from Charles Kyle Kenyon, Jr.]