Charles Kyle Kenyon (March 22, 1924 – March 6, 1996) was an American

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politician. Born in

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, to Charles M. Kenyon and Harriet (Shookman) Kenyon, he served in the

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during

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. In 1951 he received his law degree from

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and married Xena Cade. He practiced law in

Tomah, Wisconsin Tomah is a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,570 as of the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Tomah and the Town of La Grange. History Tomah was founded by Robert E. Gillett in 1855 and incor ...

until shortly before his death. Kenyon served in the

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1957–1970. Kenyon died in Tomah survived by his wife, Xena, and five children, Charles Kyle Kenyon, Jr., Kathleen Kenyon Harris, Elizabeth Kenyon Hart, John Cass Kenyon, and Helen Annemarie Kenyon.1995 Enrolled Joint Resolution 88,

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1924 births 1996 deaths People from Monroe County, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School alumni United States Army Air Forces soldiers Wisconsin lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American legislators People from Tomah, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1920s-stub