William H. Kennedy (2)

American ventriloquist and songwriter (born ca. 1846 in Manchester, UK – died January 3, 1894 in Brooklyn, NY, USA). Kennedy, who went by Harry Kennedy, was a famous ventriloquist who wrote a book about his art, "How to Become a Ventriloquist." After starting out as a sailor, he began his ventriloquist career in 1871 in Montreal, Canada. In 1874, he relocated to New York City. Starting in 1871, he began to write songs as well, many of them published by his own music publishing business, the Kennedy Publishing House in Brooklyn, NY. Among his more than 200 songs are "When Peggy And I Are Wed", "Molly And I And The Baby", "Say Au Revoir, But Not Good-bye", "A Flower From Mother's Grave", "Cradle's Empty, Baby's Gone", "An Old Fashioned Photograph", "Patsy Branigan", "I Owe Ten Dollars To O'Grady", "I Had Fifteen Dollars In My Inside Pocket", "Hush Don't Wake The Baby", "Grandmother's Birthday" and "Little Empty Stockings By the Fire."