Warring Kennedy

Warring Kennedy
Warring Kennedy
28th Mayor of Toronto
	In office; 1894–1895
Preceded by	Robert John Fleming
Succeeded by	Robert John Fleming
Toronto St. John's Ward Alderman
	In office; 1871-1877
Personal details
Born	November 12, 1827; County Down, Ireland
Died	June 25, 1904 (aged 76); 91 Spencer Avenue, Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario
Resting place	Plot J, Lot 16, Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Warring Kennedy (November 12, 1827 – June 25, 1904) was Mayor of Toronto from 1894 to 1895.

Born in County Down, Ireland, Kennedy came to Toronto in 1858. In 1869, he opened a wholesale dry goods firm called Sampson, Kennedy and Gemmell. He was elected to Toronto City Council as alderman for St. John's Ward in 1871. In 1877, he was defeated when he ran for mayor and was defeated again in 1893. He was elected in the , unseating incumbent mayor Robert John Fleming, and narrowly defeated Fleming in . He died in 1904 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.^[2] He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada and his political support came largely from the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.^[3]

References[]

^ "Warring Kennedy". Mount Pleasant Group. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
^ John Ross Robertson (1914). Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto.
^ "MAYOR KENNEDY'S CLOSE SHAVE: He is Returned Again By a Majority of Fourteen MR. FLEMING PUT UP A GRAND FIGHT The Lack of Organization Was a Fatal Weakness In His Campaign--He Expresses Himself Pleased With the Result--A Majority of 4,624 Reduced In Twelve Months to 14--The Council of 1896 Will Be Up to and Probably Above the Average--Four New Men Elected as Aldermen--Several Old Members or Council Return to Council--The Complexion of the School Board Not Materially Changed--The Aqueduct Did Not Score 4,524 AGAINST 14 FIRST WARD THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES COLLECTING THE RETURNS AT KENNEDY COMMITTEE ROOMS MAYOR KENNEDY'S SPEECH AT THE EMPIRE OFFICE RESULTS OF FORMER CONTESTS", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1895: 1.

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[1] "Warring Kennedy". Mount Pleasant Group. Retrieved 2013-03-14.

[2] John Ross Robertson (1914). Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto.

[results-3] "MAYOR KENNEDY'S CLOSE SHAVE: He is Returned Again By a Majority of Fourteen MR. FLEMING PUT UP A GRAND FIGHT The Lack of Organization Was a Fatal Weakness In His Campaign--He Expresses Himself Pleased With the Result--A Majority of 4,624 Reduced In Twelve Months to 14--The Council of 1896 Will Be Up to and Probably Above the Average--Four New Men Elected as Aldermen--Several Old Members or Council Return to Council--The Complexion of the School Board Not Materially Changed--The Aqueduct Did Not Score 4,524 AGAINST 14 FIRST WARD THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES COLLECTING THE RETURNS AT KENNEDY COMMITTEE ROOMS MAYOR KENNEDY'S SPEECH AT THE EMPIRE OFFICE RESULTS OF FORMER CONTESTS", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1895: 1.

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Warring Kennedy


28th Mayor of Toronto
In office 1894–1895
Preceded by	Robert John Fleming
Succeeded by	Robert John Fleming
Toronto St. John's Ward Alderman
In office 1871-1877

Personal details
Born	(1827-11-12)November 12, 1827 County Down, Ireland
Died	June 25, 1904(1904-06-25) (aged 76) 91 Spencer Avenue, Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario^[1]
Resting place	Plot J, Lot 16, Mount Pleasant Cemetery