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William Kirk Kaynor | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Henry L. Bowles |
| Succeeded by | William J. Granfield |
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| Born | (1884-11-29)November 29, 1884 |
| Died | December 20, 1929(1929-12-20) (aged 45) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Chapin Reed |
William Kirk Kaynor (November 29, 1884 – December 20, 1929) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inSanborn,Iowa, Kaynor attended the common schools ofSpencer andClear Lake. In his early youth, he was employed as a drug store clerk in Clear Lake. He later moved toGann Valley,South Dakota, and herdedcattle. He was graduated fromHotchkiss School,Lakeville,Connecticut, in 1908, and fromYale University in 1912. He moved toSpringfield,Massachusetts, and engaged in the real estate and insurance business. During the First World War, he attended the officers' training school at Camp Lee, Virginia, from July to November 1918. He was a member of the common council of Springfield from 1920 to 1924, and was the postmaster of Springfield from 1923 to 1928.
He was elected as aRepublican to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his death in aUnited States Army Air Corps airplane accident atBolling Field inWashington, D.C., on December 20, 1929. It was his first time in an airplane.[1] Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929 | Succeeded by |
