William Nassau Kennedy (28 April 1839 – 3 May 1885) was the second Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1875 to 1876. He was the first commander of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Biography
Kennedy was born in Newcastle, Upper Canada (now Newcastle, Ontario) and was the second of six children of John Kennedy, a housepainter and lieutenant-colonel in the militia, and Catharine Lambert.
thumb|upright|right|Grave of William Nassau Kennedy in [[Highgate Cemetery]]
Kennedy enlisted in the Peterborough Rifle Company in 1857.