James Buckham Kennedy (February 23, 1844 – September 25, 1930) was a

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politician. Kennedy was the MLA for

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from 1894 to 1898 and

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for

for one term from 1904 to 1908. He also sat on

's city council. Kennedy was married first in New Westminster B.C. on November 30, 1880 to Josephine Eugenia DeBeck who was born in 1859 in New Brunswick, and died in Los Gatos, California in 1883. She was the daughter of George and Eliza Ann DeBeck. They had one son Clarence George Kennedy born May 6, 1882 in New Westminster B.C., who died March 27, 1908 in Vernon, BC. All, except Josephine, are buried in the Fraser Cemetery New Westminster B.C.

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* 1844 births 1930 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub