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James Cunningham (August 1, 1834 – May 4, 1925)^[1] was a Canadian merchant and Liberal politician, who represented New Westminster in the Canadian House of Commons during the 3rd Parliament from 1874 to 1878.^[2]

Born in Anyevny, County Monaghan, Ireland,^[2] the son of James Cunningham, he was educated in Anyevny, later coming to Canada and entering business as a merchant in New Westminster. In 1864, Cunningham married Mary Ann Woodman. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1878.^[3] He sat as MLA for New Westminster City from 1884 to 1886. He also served as Mayor of New Westminster.^[2] Cunningham died in New Westminster at the age of 91.^[3]

His brother Thomas served in the British Columbia assembly.^[4]

References

^ [1] Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Summary of Federal Experience from Library of Parliament
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ Matthews, J.S (2011). Early Vancouver (PDF). Vol. Volume 6. City of Vancouver Archives. Retrieved 2011-08-07. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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[1] [1] Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

[parl-2] Summary of Federal Experience from Library of Parliament

[johnson-3] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[matthews-4] Matthews, J.S (2011). Early Vancouver (PDF). Vol. Volume 6. City of Vancouver Archives. Retrieved 2011-08-07. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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+'''James Cunningham''' (August 1, 1834 &ndash; May 4, 1925)<ref>[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=recordimage&c=fs:1538285&r=r_408097289&pn=p1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129131233/http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html |date=2010-11-29 }}</ref> was a [[Canada|Canadian]] merchant and [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, who represented [[New Westminster (electoral district)|New Westminster]] in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] during the [[3rd Canadian Parliament|3rd Parliament]] from 1874 to 1878.<ref name="parl">[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=451fa6d1-7780-474f-ac64-75aa9d095485&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Summary of Federal Experience from Library of Parliament]</ref>
 Born in Anyevny, [[County Monaghan]], [[Ireland]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of James Cunningham, he was educated in Anyevny, later coming to Canada and entering business as a merchant in [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]]. In 1864, Cunningham married Mary Ann Woodman. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1878.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> He sat as [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]] for [[New Westminster City]] from 1884 to 1886. He also served as [[Mayor]] of New Westminster.<ref name="parl"/> Cunningham died in New Westminster at the age of 91.<ref name="johnson"/>