Cyril Frost Kennedy (20 April 1915 – 12 January 1974) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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Early life

Kennedy was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia to

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Nova Scotia MLA

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along with nine siblings. He took up lumber work and carpentry working with the family sawmill until joining the

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Military life

Kennedy became a commissioned officer in 1936 as part of

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. He participated in the 1938

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in England as part of the Canadian contingent. In 1940, he volunteered for overseas service and on 6 June 1944 fought at

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as Officer Commanding of his regiment's "D" Company. On 7 June he was engaged in fighting in

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where elements of the

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had attacked. Two other North Nova Scotia companies were encircled and surrendered (and some of the prisoners were executed during the

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), but "D" Company dug in and after four hours of fighting were able to repulse the German advance with limited support. Kennedy was promoted to the rank of major. His arm was injured during the

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, which required amputation.

Politics

He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in

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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

and

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

. On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the

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and did not campaign for any further re-election.

Electoral record

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Cyril Frost 1915 births 1974 deaths Canadian Army personnel of World War II Canadian politicians with disabilities Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada