A. Judd Kennedy
Toronto Daily Star, June 8 1935
I am fascinated by the idea of F. Judd Kennedy having a son named A. Judd Kennedy. Why did they both choose to go by their identical middle name?
Since the caption listed F. Judd's address, I looked him up in the Toronto city directories: in the 1935 directory, he was listed as a travelling salesman for the Woods Manufacturing Company. He stayed there until his death - he is listed in the 1944 directory, but the 1945 directory lists his widow.
A. Judd Kennedy eventually returned to Toronto: the 1947 city directory doesn't list him, but the 1950 directory shows him as a secretary for Bear Equipment and Services. By 1955, he had worked his way up to assistant general manager there. I didn't trace him after that.
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