Nigel Kennedy

Myles Storr Nigel Kennedy (12 October 1889 – 19 January 1964) was a British barrister, army officer, and politician. He served a single term in Parliament as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), but never contributed to any debate. He was a member of Lancashire County Council for nearly twenty years. His Military and political career came to a premature end when his colourful private life brought about a court judgment against him and resulted in his bankruptcy. He was the last proprietor of Roanhead mines, which he managed from 1914 until they were worked out in July 1942. Early life Kennedy's father, Myles Burton Kennedy, was a Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Lancashire who lived in Stone Cross near Ulverston in the Furness or North Lonsdale area of the county. Kennedy was his eldest son and was born in Ulverston in 1889. He attended Harrow School before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge. He was admitted to the degree of a Bachelor of Arts in 1911, and proceeded to the degree of Master of Arts in 1916. After leaving Cambridge, Kennedy began to study law through the Council of Legal Education. In 1912 Kennedy was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Special Reserve of Officers for the 3rd Battalion, the Border Regiment. He served in the regiment during the Great War, being mentioned in dispatches, but also suffering from shell shock. He finished the war having been promoted to captain. After resuming his legal studies, in 1920 he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple.