John Wilfred Kennedy (October 10, 1879 – November 19, 1949) was a farmer and political figure in

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. Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1919 to 1925 as a United Farmers and then

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member. He was born in

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, the son of John Kennedy and Catherine McDougall, and was educated in Alexandria, Ontario and the

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. In 1915, Kennedy married Helen Meehan. He farmed at Apple Hill. He served on the council for Kenyon Township from 1913 to 1916 and was deputy reeve from 1917 to 1918 and reeve in 1919. Kennedy was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1925 in the restructured riding of

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. Kennedy later sold his farm and opened a business college in

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. For a time, he was employed by the federal Income Tax department.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario United Farmers of Ontario MPs 1879 births 1949 deaths Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Ontario-MP-stub