John James Kinley (October 15, 1881 – August 23, 1971) was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the

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from 1916 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1930 and

Queens—Lunenburg Queens—Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Lunenbu ...

in the

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from 1935 to 1945 as a

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member. Kinley sat for Queens-Lunenburg division in the

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from 1945 to 1971.

Early life and education

He was born in

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Lunenburg () is a port town on the South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia. Historically, Lunenburg's economy relied o ...

, the son of Captain James Francis Kinley and Louisa Annette Loye. He was educated at the Lunenburg County Academy.

Career

Kinley worked with druggist E. L. Nash for a number of years before establishing his own business Kinley Drug Company in Lunenburg in 1900. In 1912, he opened a second drug store in Halifax with his brother as partner. He married Lila Evelyn Dowling Young in 1920. John James and Lila had three children, Mary, John James Junior and James Edward. Kinley was the youngest mayor of the town of Lunenburg from 1911 to 1913. He was president of the Lunenburg Foundry Company Ltd. Kinley was a

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in the province's Executive Council from 1923 to 1925. He served during

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and was awarded the

King Haakon VII Freedom Cross King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross () was established in Norway on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign military or civilian personnel for outstanding achievement in wartime. It is ranked fifth in the order of precedence in the ...

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for distinguished service to

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during

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. Kinley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930.

Personal life

His son,

James Kinley John James Kinley (23 September 1925 – 1 May 2012) was a Canadian engineer, industrialist and the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since confederation. Early life Kinley was born in Lunenburg, the son of politician John James Ki ...

, served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1994 to 2000.Obituary for The Honourable John James Kinley
Sweenys Funeral Home

References

* * ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinley, John 1881 births 1971 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian senators from Nova Scotia 20th-century mayors of places in Nova Scotia 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada