William Kenny (Irish politician)
- William Kenny (Irish politician)
William Kenny PC QC (14 January 1846-4 February 1921), was an Irish lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician.
Kenny was returned to Parliament for Dublin St Stephen's Green in the 1892 general election and served as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1895 to 1898 in the Unionist administration of Lord Salisbury. In 1898 he was appointed a Judge of the High Court and resigned as Solicitor-General and from his seat in the House of Commons. In 1902 he was sworn of the Irish Privy Council.
Kenny died in February 1921, aged 75.
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