James McKinley (politician)
James Henry McKinley (June 17, 1877[1] – August 25, 1954[2]) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
James H. McKinley | |
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Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
In office December 12, 1910 – 1911 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lanark County, Ontario | June 17, 1877
Died | August 25, 1954 77) New Westminster, British Columbia | (aged
Spouse(s) | Agnes Mary Barr |
Biography
McKinley was born in Lanark County, Ontario on June 17, 1877 to William Henry McKinley and Jessie Burns. He married Agnes Mary Barr.[3] He came to Edmonton in 1903 and opened the undertaking firm Connolly & McKinley in 1908. He was elected to Edmonton City Council in the municipal election that same year, finishing fourth of thirteen candidates in the race for alderman and winning a two year term.
He was re-elected to a one year term in the 1910 election, when he finished fifth of eleven candidates, but resigned in 1911 to protest the firing of two city commissioners. He ran in the ensuing by-election, but was defeated in a two person race by Thomas Bellamy. McKinley stayed out of politics thereafter. He died in New Westminster, British Columbia on August 25, 1954.
References
- Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1911
- British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
- 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta