Kilkenny, John F.
Person
Biography
John Francis Kilkenny was born in Heppner, Oregon, in 1901. He grew up on a farm and was sent to Portland, Oregon, to attend Columbia Preparatory. He attended Notre Dame Law School, earning his bachelor of law degree in 1925. He then returned to Oregon, where he practiced law in Pendleton. In 1934, he and Virginia Brannock were married; they later had two children. He served as city attorney for Pendleton from 1930 to 1934. In 1959, he was appointed to the U.S. District Court of Oregon by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1969, he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Portland by President Richard Nixon. In 1971, he took senior status. He died in 1995.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Olney family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 211
Abstract
Papers of Cyrus Olney (1815-1870); an account relating to Orville Olney's (1832-1902) experiences in the Rogue River War; and correspondence of Warren Olney III (1904-1978), John F. Kilkenny (1901-1995), Oregon Historical Society staff, and others relating to Cyrus Olney and Nathan Olney (1824-1866). Cyrus Olney came to Oregon in 1851, and was an associate justice of the Oregon Territorial Supreme Court. His brothers, Nathan Olney and Orville Olney, who came to Oregon in 1843 and 1845,...
Dates:
1853-1962
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