James Kenny (politician)

James Kenny
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
11 May 1929 – 11 May 1935
Preceded byHenry Ryan
Succeeded byHarold Collins
Personal details
Born
James Alexander Charles Kenny

(1898-12-06)6 December 1898
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Died24 July 1954(1954-07-24) (aged 55)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGordonvale Cemetery
Political partyCountry and Progressive National Party
Spouse(s)Ivy Josephine Koppen (m.1920 d.1952), Elizabeth Irvin (m.1954 d.1979)
OccupationBusinessman

James Alexander Charles Kenny (6 December 1898 – 24 July 1954) was a plumber and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Kenny was born in Cairns, Queensland, the son of James Kenny Snr. and his wife Rosena Cathleen (née Bollard). He was educated at Cairns State School[1] and served in the First Australian Imperial Force in 1917–1918 and was wounded in France in 1918.[1] After World War I he was engaged in mixed businesses at Peeramon, Malanda, and Mareeba. After state politics he was the prices officer in Cairns and for his last six years conducted the business of plumber.[2]

On 9 June 1920 he married Ivy Josephine Koppen and together had a son and a daughter.[1] Ivy died in 1952[3] and just before his death Kenny married Elizabeth Lily Irvin[1] (died 1979).[3] He died at Cairns in July 1954 and his funeral proceeded from St Paul's Presbyterian Church at Gordonvale to the Gordonvale Cemetery.[2]

Public career

Kenny, a member of the Country and Progressive National Party, won the seat of Cook at the 1929 Queensland state election, defeating the sitting member, Labor's Henry Ryan.[4] Kenny held the seat until 1935, when he stood unsuccessfully for the metropolitan seat of Sandgate.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "OBITUARY". Cairns Post. No. 16, 340. Queensland, Australia. 26 July 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b Family history research – Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "COUNTRY SEATS". Sunday Mail. No. 472. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "HOW THE VOTE WENT IN ALL ELECTORATES". Sunday Mail. No. 415. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Cook
1929–1935 		Succeeded by