Raymond Taylor Kenyon (October 21, 1878 – November 30, 1929) was an American dentist and politician from New York.

Life

Kenyon was born on October 21, 1878, in

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, the son of James B. Kenyon, pastor of the local

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, and Margaret. His sister was actress

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. Kenyon moved to Syracuse with his family when he was young. He graduated from Syracuse High School in 1896. He then attended Syracuse University, the Philadelphia Anatomical School, and the Philadelphia Dental College and Garretson Hospital of Oral Surgery, graduating from the latter in 1900. He was a member of

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. After practicing as a dentist for a short while in

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, he moved his practice to Syracuse. A back injury led him to move to the Adriondack area, settling in Au Sable Forks. In 1909, he was elected

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, serving in that office until 1913. He was postmaster of Au Sable Forks for a short time. In 1913, Kenyon was elected to the New York State Assembly as a

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, representing Essex County. He served in the Assembly in

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, 1918,

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, and 1920. He was an alternate delegate to the

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. Kenyon had a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Fitzsimmons. He was a Freemason. Kenyon died at home of acute angina pectoris on November 30, 1929. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

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The Political Graveyard
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenyon, Raymond T. 1878 births 1929 deaths Politicians from Syracuse, New York Syracuse University alumni People from Jay, New York American dentists 20th-century American legislators Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Town supervisors in New York (state) American Freemasons Burials in New York (state)