Albert Edward Kemp
Canadian Parliament for Toronto East (1st time) | |
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| In office 1900–1908 | |
| Preceded by | John Ross Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Russell |
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| Born | August 11, 1858 Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Canada East |
| Died | August 12, 1929 (aged 71) Pigeon Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Amanda Wilson Virginia Norton Copping |
| Children | Katharine Edward Kemp Alice Irene Kemp Hazel Beatrice Kemp Florence Evelyn Kemp |
| Profession | Businessman |
Sir Albert Edward Kemp
Background
Edward Kemp was born in Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Quebec in what was then Canada East. Kemp's father was a farmer and country merchant who was an immigrant from Yorkshire, England; his mother was Canadian-born. He was raised near the village of Clarenceville, where he attended Clarenceville Academy, and later studied at the academy in Lacolle, excelling in mathematics, but he did not finish. Leaving home at 16, Kemp headed to Montreal and eventually gaining employment as a bookkeeper at a hardware store.
Business ambition
At the age of 20, Kemp became engaged to Cecilia Wilson. Soon afterwards, he and a partner opened a manufacturing and retailing shop on St Catherine Street in Montreal. He and Cecilia moved to Toronto in 1885, where he entered into partnership with Thomas McDonald, owner of the struggling Dominion Tin and Stamping Works. In 1888 Kemp bought out McDonald and formed the Kemp Manufacturing Company with his younger brother, William Arthur, who had left the lumber trade in Quebec to apply his talents in Toronto. Kemp served as president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in 1895 and 1896, and as president of the
Political ambition
Kemp was elected five times to the House of Commons of Canada as the
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On November 4, 1921, Kemp was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Prime Minister Arthur Meighen. He represented the senatorial division of Toronto, Ontario until his death.
Personal
Kemp married Cecilia Amanda Wilson (1858–1924) in 1879 and had three daughters: Alice Irene (Mrs. Walter Scott Waldie), Hazel Beatrice (Mrs. Francis Chattan Stephens), and Florence Evelyn (Mrs. Albert Henry Proctor).
Hazel married Captain F. Chattan Stephens of Montreal, who was a son of liberal politician
After the death of his first wife Kemp remarried to Virginia Norton Copping on March 3, 1925. By her first marriage to Norman Judson Copping she had two daughters, Cynthia Dana Copping and Virginia Norton Copping. Norman Copping's parents, George R. and Emma (Black) Copping, were victims of the RMS Lusitania as well. With Virginia, Kemp had another daughter, Katharine Edward Hanley Kemp Cross (1926–2001).
Albert Edward Kemp died at Pigeon Lake in 1929 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.
He was a member of the Orange Order.[2]
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Archives
There are Albert Edward Kemp fonds at Library and Archives Canada[4] and the University of Toronto.[5]
Electoral record
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Toronto East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative
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Albert Edward Kemp | 4,125 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Knox Leslie | 1,993 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Toronto East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Independent
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Joseph Russell | 4,039 | ||||||
Conservative
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Albert Edward Kemp | 3,246 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Toronto East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative
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Albert Edward Kemp | 7,082 | ||||||
Independent
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Joseph Russell | 2,281 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Pearson | 1,878 | ||||||
| Labour | James Richards | 463 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative
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Albert Edward Kemp | acclaimed | |||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Toronto East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Government
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Albert Edward Kemp | 15,894 | ||||||
| Opposition | John Tristam Vick | 4,399 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b Dictionary of Canadian Biography:Albert Edward Kemp
- ^ "Prominent Orangemen - G. O. L. Of Western Canada". Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Albert Edward KEMP". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Albert Edward Kemp fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sir Edward Albert Kemp fonds, University of Toronto". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
External links
- Albert Edward Kemp – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Albert Edward Kemp". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Sir Edward Albert Kemp archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
