James Kendry

James Kendry (March 29, 1845 – November 4, 1918) was a woolen manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904 as a Conservative.[1]

James Kendry

He was born in Oshawa, Canada West and was educated there. Kendry was manager of the Clyde Woolen Mills in Lanark.[2] In 1879, he became manager of the Auburn Woollen Mills in Peterborough and later became an owner.[3] Kendry was mayor of Peterborough from 1892 to 1896. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1904.[1] He died in Peterborough at the age of 73.[4]

References
  1. James Kendry – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896 (1898)
  3. Gemmill, JA The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897
  4. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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