Wilfrid Byng Kenrick
(Wilfrid) Byng Kenrick (1872–1962), industrialist and civic leader
1872 Born in Birmingham, son of William Kenrick and his wife Mary[1]
Educated at Rugby School
1891 Attended Balliol College, Oxford[2]
Married Norah Beale; they had 3 sons and a daughter[3]
Chairman of the family firm, Archibald Kenrick and Sons
1914 Elected to Birmingham City Council.
Much involved in improvement of education in Birmingham
1928 Lord Mayor of Birmingham
1945 Wilfrid withdrew from day-to-day involvement in management of the company; his son, William, was promoted to managing director.
1962 Died in Birmingham. His son John Byng Kenrick was an architectural assistant; another son Hugh Kenrick was an ironfounder[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of the William Edmund Kenrick, ODNB