John Wilfred Kennedy was a farmer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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. Canada. He represented Glengarry and Stormont

Glengarry and Stormont

Glengarry and Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1919 to 1925 as a United Farmers

United Farmers of Ontario

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 and then Progressive Party

Progressive Party of Canada

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 member.

He was born in Apple Hill, Ontario, the son of John Kennedy and Catherine McDougall, and was educated in Alexandria, Ontario and the Ontario Agricultural College

Ontario Agricultural College

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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 Glengarry

Glengarry (electoral district)

Glengarry was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...

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

Ottawa

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