James Cunningham (Canadian politician)

James Cunningham
James Cunningham, MP
MLA for New Westminster City
In office
1884–1886
Preceded byWilliam James Armstrong
Succeeded byWilliam Norman Bole
MP for New Westminster
In office
1874–1878
Preceded byHugh Nelson
Succeeded byThomas Robert McInnes
8th Mayor of New Westminster
In office
1873–1873
Preceded byWilliam Clarkson
Succeeded byRobert Dickinson
Personal details
Born(1834-08-01)1 August 1834
Died4 May 1925(1925-05-04) (aged 90)
Spouse
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(m. 1864)​

James Cunningham (August 1, 1834 – May 4, 1925)[1] was a Canadian merchant and Liberal politician, who represented New Westminster in the House of Commons of Canada during the 3rd Parliament from 1874 to 1878.[2]

Born in Anyevny, County Monaghan, Ireland,[2] the son of James Cunningham, he was educated in Anyevny, later coming to Canada and entering business as a merchant in New Westminster. In 1864, Cunningham married Mary Ann Woodman. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1878.[3] He sat as MLA for New Westminster City from 1884 to 1886. In 1873, he also served as the eighth mayor of New Westminster, and was the first person to be elected directly to the position.[2] Cunningham died in New Westminster at the age of 90.[3]

His brother Thomas served in the British Columbia assembly.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c James Cunningham – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. ^ Matthews, J.S (2011). Early Vancouver (PDF). Vol. 6. City of Vancouver Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2011.


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