COLONEL JOHN KENNETT.

John Kennett, born at St. Petersburg, Russia, 1809; died in Cincinnati at the age of 90. As a child he was raised in close touch with the royal household, but his parents, disliking the monarchial form of government, sent him to America to be educated. He was brought to the United States by an English gentleman named Lewis, and lived for some time with the Boston family of Princes. At Harvard Nat P. Willis was his roommate, and Bancroft, the historian, his tutor. After college Kennett went back to Russia, but disliking it, returned to America to become a United States citizen. As a young man he came to Cincinnati, and remained an active and honored citizen in business and civic affairs throughout his long life. He was always active in military affairs, being active in legislation for better military equipment in Ohio, as well as tireless in the organization of volunteer companies of militia. Kennett was part organizer and first commander of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.