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♂ James Kennedy
aliasJames Kennedy
Record
31385 · 5462

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 0 2
Birth 14 May 1869 → 154 years + 11 months ago
Lived 45 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 November 1908 → 115 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 23 April 1915 → 109 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

James Kennedy (1869–1915)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Murdock Kennedy (1873–1950) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 6 5 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Samuel E. Reid  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,483 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25324(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 802 54.08% +121 Loser:
LIB
 681 45.92% Samuel E. Reid
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 42
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,465 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25360(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 801 54.68% +137 Loser:
LIB
 664 45.32% Frank Tuplin
After his election:
23 Apr 1915 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,501 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25390(F) — 11 Oct 2021 20:25 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 797 53.10% John H. Bell

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Kennedy, James		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James Kennedy		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Kennedy (Canadian politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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