William Walker Kennedy, MC, QC (February 6, 1882 – February 10, 1963)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122760294/william-walker-kennedy was a Manitoba politician and lawyer.
He was born in
Leeds County, Ontario
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Kingston, Ontario
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. He moved to
Manitoba
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in 1904 where he worked as a journalist for two years before entering the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Canadian Expeditionary Force in November 1915, and went to France with the 46th Battalion in May 1917. He was wounded and awarded the
Military Cross
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field promotion
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s to captain and then major before being discharged in 1919.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the MP for
Winnipeg South Centre
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as a
Conservative
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H.H. Stevens
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Early ...