Orvis A. Kennedy
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Orvis A. Kennedy was an executive, manager, organizer, salesman and a Canadian federal politician.
Kennedy helped found the Social Credit party in Alberta in 1935, He ran as a candidate 3 years later and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Social Credit
candidate in a by-election held on March 21, 1938. He defeated 2 other candidates including former Liberal
MLA Robert Colin Marshall
.
Kennedy ran as a New Democracy
candidate and was defeated in the 1940 Canadian federal election
by Liberal candidate Frederick Casselman
.
After his defeat in the 1940 election he became a perennial candidate running in almost every federal election under the Social Credit banner in various federal electoral districts in Alberta
until 1963. He also served as chief campaign organizer for Social Credit parties on the provincial level in various elections.
Kennedy has three sons, including Reverend Ernest Kennedy.
Kennedy helped found the Social Credit party in Alberta in 1935, He ran as a candidate 3 years later and was elected to 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...
as a Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate in a by-election held on March 21, 1938. He defeated 2 other candidates including former Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
MLA Robert Colin Marshall
Robert Colin Marshall
Robert Colin Marshall was an Alberta politician. He was the 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ....
.
Kennedy ran as a New Democracy
New Democracy (Canada)
New Democracy was a political party in Canada founded by William Duncan Herridge in 1939. Herridge, a former Conservative party adviser who was Canada's Envoy to the United States from 1931-35 during the government of R. B. Bennett....
candidate and was defeated in the 1940 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
by Liberal candidate Frederick Casselman
Frederick Clayton Casselman
Lieutenant Frederick Clayton Casselman was a soldier, barrister, teacher, as well as a Canadian municipal and federal level politician.-Military service:...
.
After his defeat in the 1940 election he became a perennial candidate running in almost every federal election under the Social Credit banner in various federal electoral districts in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
until 1963. He also served as chief campaign organizer for Social Credit parties on the provincial level in various elections.
Kennedy has three sons, including Reverend Ernest Kennedy.