James Cunningham (Manitoba politician)

James Cunningham (ca 1817 – April 27, 1915[1]) was a political figure in Manitoba. He represented Headingly from 1870 to 1874 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

He was born in Fort Churchill (the Parliamentary Companion (1872) identifies his place of birth as Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan[2]), the son of Patrick Cunningham, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. The family moved to Kildonan on the Red River in 1828 two years after the death of his father. Cunningham married Sarah, the daughter of Alexander Ross. He lived in Headingley and also in Poplar Point.[1] He later married Letitia Pritchard following the death of his first wife.[3] Cunningham was defeated by John Taylor in the first general election held in the province, but was later declared elected after some votes were declared invalid.[4]

Cunningham died at Somerset and was buried in Kildonan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "James Cunningham (1823-1915)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Henry J (1872). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. pp. 443–44. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  3. ↑ Beveridge, Thomas McLeish (1992). A Beveridge-McLeish family history : Thomas Beveridge (1826-1895) and Margaret Kennedy McLeish (1838-1918) of Scotland, Middlesex County, Ontario, and Little Mountain, near Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 43. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  4. ↑ Russenholt, Edgar Stanford (1968). The heart of the continent : being the history of Assiniboia--the truly typical Canadian community. p. 150. Retrieved 2012-09-19.


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