John William Kennedy (born 1910, date of death unknown) was a Northern Irish

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politician who was a member of the

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. He represented Belfast Cromac from 1962 to 1973. Kennedy was an area supervisor for a tailoring firm and member of

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. He was the founder of the British Sailors Friendly League. He was the only post-World War II member of the

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to sit in the Stormont House of Commons.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882–1973'', p.68 Kennedy served as

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from 1969 until 1972, also holding the office of Assistant Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Finance from March to May 1969.

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Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
1910 births Year of death missing Date of birth missing Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1962–1965 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1969–1973 Northern Ireland junior government ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland) High sheriffs of Belfast Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Belfast constituencies {{Parliament-of-Northern-Ireland-member-stub