Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
Edward Tourtellotte Kenney (July 19, 1888 – September 18, 1974) was a merchant, real estate and insurance agent and political figure in
Liberal
.
He was born in
Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia in 1888,[1] the son of Daniel V. Kenney and Margaret C. Newell, and was educated in Yarmouth. In 1915, Kenney married Janet Leila Brooks. He operated a hardware store. Kenney was a stipendiary magistrate at Terrace from 1922 to 1933.[1] Kenney served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands and Forests and Minister of Public Works.[2] From 1941 to 1952, he was a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly.[3] In 1958, he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.[4] He died on September 18, 1974.[5]
The Kenney Dam on the Nechako River was named after him.[6]
References
- ^ a b Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
- ^ "Edward Tourtellotte Kenney fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Skeena, British Columbia (1914 - 2003)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Death
- ISBN 0-7748-0637-0. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
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