James Henry McKinley (June 17, 1877 – August 25, 1954) was a politician in

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, Canada and a municipal councillor in

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. He was born in

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on June 17, 1877 to William Henry McKinley and Jessie Burns. He married Agnes Mary Barr.1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta He came to Edmonton in 1903 and opened the

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firm Connolly & McKinley in 1908. He was elected to

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in the

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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

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. McKinley stayed out of politics thereafter. He died in

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on August 25, 1954.

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External links

City of Edmonton biography of James McKinley
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKinley, James 1877 births Edmonton city councillors Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian funeral directors People from Lanark County 1954 deaths