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He was born in [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia]], the son of Captain James Francis Kinley and Louisa Annette Loye. He was educated at the Lunenburg County Academy. Kinley worked with druggist E. L. Nash for a number of years before establishing his own business Kinley Drug Company in Lunenburg in 1900. In 1912, he opened a second drug store in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]] with his brother as partner<ref>[[David Allison (college president)|Allison, D]] & Tuck, CE [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=11955 ''History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3''] (1916) p. 656</ref>. He married Lila Evelyn Dowling Young in 1920. John James and Lila had three children, Mary, [[James Kinley|John James Junior]] and James Edward. Kinley was the youngest mayor of the town of Lunenburg from 1911 to 1913. He was president of the Lunenburg Foundry Company Ltd. Kinley was a [[minister without portfolio]] in the province's Executive Council from 1923 to 1925. He served during [[World War I]] and was awarded the [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon VII]] Liberty Cross for distinguished service in [[Norway]] during [[World War II]]. Kinley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930. |
He was born in [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia]], the son of Captain James Francis Kinley and Louisa Annette Loye. He was educated at the Lunenburg County Academy. Kinley worked with druggist E. L. Nash for a number of years before establishing his own business Kinley Drug Company in Lunenburg in 1900. In 1912, he opened a second drug store in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]] with his brother as partner<ref>[[David Allison (college president)|Allison, D]] & Tuck, CE [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=11955 ''History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3''] (1916) p. 656</ref>. He married Lila Evelyn Dowling Young in 1920. John James and Lila had three children, Mary, [[James Kinley|John James Junior]] and James Edward. Kinley was the youngest mayor of the town of Lunenburg from 1911 to 1913. He was president of the Lunenburg Foundry Company Ltd. Kinley was a [[minister without portfolio]] in the province's Executive Council from 1923 to 1925. He served during [[World War I]] and was awarded the [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon VII]] Liberty Cross for distinguished service in [[Norway]] during [[World War II]]. Kinley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930. |
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Revision as of 21:48, 24 August 2009
John James Kinley (October 15, 1881 – August 23, 1971) was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1930 and Queens—Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1945 as a Liberal member. Kinley sat for Queens-Lunenburg division in the Senate of Canada from 1945 to 1971.
He was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of Captain James Francis Kinley and Louisa Annette Loye. He was educated at the Lunenburg County Academy. Kinley worked with druggist E. L. Nash for a number of years before establishing his own business Kinley Drug Company in Lunenburg in 1900. In 1912, he opened a second drug store in Halifax with his brother as partner[1]. He married Lila Evelyn Dowling Young in 1920. John James and Lila had three children, Mary, John James Junior and James Edward. Kinley was the youngest mayor of the town of Lunenburg from 1911 to 1913. He was president of the Lunenburg Foundry Company Ltd. Kinley was a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1923 to 1925. He served during World War I and was awarded the King Haakon VII Liberty Cross for distinguished service in Norway during World War II. Kinley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930.
References
- John James Kinley – Parliament of Canada biography
- A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
- ^ Allison, D & Tuck, CE History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3 (1916) p. 656