Cyril Kennedy
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Cyril Frost Kennedy was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia
and became a building contractor, businessman and lumberman by career. he had nine siblings.
In 1940, he volunteered with the North Nova Scotia Highlander and fought at Juno Beach
on D-Day. While fighting in the battle of Cean
he was shot in the arm. There wasn't any medics at hand, so he was forced to amputate his own arm.
After the war he resumed being a Carpenter (despite only having one arm) and even built a few houses (which at least one still stands today). He was always full of life and his daughters even said that they couldn't keep a boyfriend because he would get them to help on his labor-intensive projects (the most memorable being the excavating of the septic tank).
He was first elected at the Colchester—Hants
riding in the 1957 general election
, then re-elected there in 1958
, 1962
, 1963
and 1965
. On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament
and did not campaign for any further re-election.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia
Hilden, Nova Scotia
Hilden is a Canadian rural community located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.-Demographics:The population of Hilden is approximately 1,200 and the community is located in Colchester Census Division C...
and became a building contractor, businessman and lumberman by career. he had nine siblings.
In 1940, he volunteered with the North Nova Scotia Highlander and fought at Juno Beach
Juno Beach
Juno or Juno Beach was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The sector spanned from Saint-Aubin, a village just east of the British Gold sector, to Courseulles, just west of the British Sword sector...
on D-Day. While fighting in the battle of Cean
CEAN
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he was shot in the arm. There wasn't any medics at hand, so he was forced to amputate his own arm.
After the war he resumed being a Carpenter (despite only having one arm) and even built a few houses (which at least one still stands today). He was always full of life and his daughters even said that they couldn't keep a boyfriend because he would get them to help on his labor-intensive projects (the most memorable being the excavating of the septic tank).
He was first elected at the Colchester—Hants
Colchester—Hants
Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968....
riding in the 1957 general election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
, then re-elected there in 1958
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
, 1962
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
, 1963
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
and 1965
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament
27th Canadian Parliament
The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 18, 1966 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1965, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.It was controlled by a...
and did not campaign for any further re-election.