Kenneth R. Willard


Kenneth R. Willard was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on November 13, 1902, in Nunda, Livingston County, New York. He attended Nunda High School, The [Manlius School], Rochester Business Institute, Eastman School of Music and Columbia College, [Columbia University|Columbia College]. He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Nunda Casket Company. He also entered politics as a Republican. He married Helen Gillette, and they had three children.
Willard was Mayor of Nunda for 24 years; a member of the New York State Assembly from 1957 to 1964, sitting in the 171st [New York State Legislature|171st], New York State Legislature|172nd], 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures; a member of the New York State Senate in 1965 and 1966; and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.
He died on January 26, 1987; and was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Nunda.