Cleric.
Born at Tresmere, Cornwall, England in 1832, he was educated at a bible college in North Devon and was ordained in 1855. He served many Methodist churches in England before coming to Canada in 1861 and to Manitoba in 1882. He moved to Winnipeg in 1889. He celebrated his sixtieth anniversary as an ordained minister before his death at Winnipeg on 24 May 1916. There are papers (including a diary) at the University of Winnipeg. He was survived by four sons: Rev. A. W. Kenner, William G. Kenner, Henry Kenner, and Albert Kenner.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Funeral of late Henry Kenner is held today,” Manitoba Free Press, 27 May 1916.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 April 2020
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