James A.R. Kinney

James A.R. Kinney
Born
James Alexander Ross Kinney

February 25, 1879
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 6, 1940
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanada Canadian
Occupations
  • Accountant
  • Lay Minister

James A.R. Kinney (February 25, 1879 – November 6, 1940) was an African Nova Scotian accountant, community leader, and a co-founder of the Colored Hockey League.

Early life

James Alexander Ross Kinney was born on February 25, 1879, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[1]

Career

Kinney joined the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church as a teenager. He rose to prominence in both the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia (AUBA) and the African Nova Scotian community.[2]

He was the first Black graduate of the Maritime Business College.[3]

In 1895, in Halifax, he organized the Colored Hockey League with three other black Baptist leaders and intellectuals: Pastor James Borden, James Robinson Johnston, and Henry Sylvester Williams.[4]

A home for Black orphans in Nova Scotia was proposed by James Robinson Johnston in 1908.[5] Following the untimely death of Johnston on March 3, 1915, Kinney took over as the black community's lay minister and lead advocate for building the home. In 1918, he played a key role in fundraising for the construction of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.[6] Upon the Home's opening in 1921, he was named its first superintendent and manager.[7]

Death

James A.R. Kinney died on November 6, 1940.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "James Alexander R. Kinney death | Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths". archives.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ Judith Fingard, “KINNEY, JAMES ALEXANDER ROSS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed June 4, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kinney_james_alexander_ross_16E.html
  3. ^ "The Colored Hockey League is Formed". aaregistry.org. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  4. ^ "The Original Sixes". anhl.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. ^ a b "Case H00536 - June 22, 2022 Heritage Advisory Committee". halifax.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  6. ^ "Pearlene Oliver Interview, Transcript 4" (PDF). archives.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  7. ^ "History of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children" (PDF). restorativeinquiry.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.