Alfred Franklin Kenning

Who was Alfred Franklin Kenning?

Alfred Franklin Kenning was a lumberman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Richard W. Kenning and Charlotte Gibson, and was educated there. Kenning served in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps and the British infantry during World War I, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1921, he married Craig Hoggarth. He died at his home in 1938 after a brief illness.