Edward Tourtellotte Kenney

Edward Tourtellotte Kenney (July 19, 1888 – September 18, 1974) was a merchant, real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Skeena in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1953 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.

He was born in Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia in 1888,^[1] the son of Daniel V. Kenney and Margaret C. Newell, and was educated in Yarmouth. In 1915, Kenney married Janet Leila Brooks. He operated a hardware store. Kenney was a stipendiary magistrate at Terrace from 1922 to 1933.^[1] Kenney served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands (1944 to 1945), Minister of Lands and Forests (1945 to 1952) and Minister of Public Works (1952).^[2] From 1941 to 1952, he was a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly.^[3] In 1958, he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.^[4] He died on September 18, 1974.^[5]

The Kenney Dam on the Nechako River was named after him.^[6]

References

1. Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
2. "Edward Tourtellotte Kenney fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
3. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
4. "Skeena, British Columbia (1914 - 2003)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
5. Death
6. Akrigg, G P V; Akrigg, Helen B (1997). British Columbia place names. UBC Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-7748-0637-0. Retrieved 2011-11-15.