George Kennedy was a rancher, legislator and Utah State Road Superintendent.

Kennedy was the son of John Kennedy, who was a native of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and a coal miner. John Kennedy joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and came to Utah. He eventually ended up in Randolph, Utah

Randolph, Utah

Randolph is a city in Rich County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 464. It is the county seat of Rich County. Randolph had the highest percentage of people of any city in the country vote for George W...

 where he formed the Bank of Randolph in connection with Peter Johnson.

George Kennedy married Peter Johnson's daughter Katherine. They had five sons, the youngest of whom was David M. Kennedy

David M. Kennedy

David Matthew Kennedy was an American businessman, economist and Cabinet secretary.Born in Randolph, Utah, he attended public school and graduated from Weber College, then a Mormon college, in 1928. He served a two-year mission, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to England...

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Sources

• Palmer, Spencer J.
  Spencer J. Palmer
  Spencer John Palmer was a chronicler of the development of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Asia as well as a major player in these developments. He was a historian of Korea as well, but did not live long enough to ever be able to create a true history of the LDS Church in Korea...
  
   The Expanding Church, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book
  Deseret Book
  Deseret Book is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters...
  
  , 1978) p. 64