The son of James Kirkwood and Agnes Davidson, he was born in Erin township. He served on the township council for twelve years, serving three years as reeve. From 1902 to 1905, Kirkwood served as police constable for East Nipissing. He served as secretary for both the Erin Agricultural Society and the East Wellington Farmer's Institute.[1] Kirkwood was elected to the Ontario assembly in an 1891 by-election held after Charles Clarke resigned his seat.[2]
In 1871, he married Agnes McDonald; the couple had six children.[1]
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^ abc"Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario". Historical Atlas Publishing Co. 1906.
^Legislative Assembly, Ontario (1892). Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Vol. 25. p. 3.
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james, kirkwood, politician, james, kirkwood, august, 1845, july, 1933, politician, ontario, canada, represented, wellington, east, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1891, 1894, liberal, james, kirkwoodontario, mppin, office, 1891, 1894preceded, bycharles,. James Kirkwood August 8 1845 July 15 1933 was a politician in Ontario Canada He represented Wellington East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1891 to 1894 as a Liberal 1 James KirkwoodOntario MPPIn office 1891 1894Preceded byCharles ClarkeSucceeded byJohn CraigConstituencyWellington EastPersonal detailsBorn 1845 08 04 August 4 1845Erin Canada WestDiedJuly 15 1933 1933 07 15 aged 87 Wellington OntarioPolitical partyLiberalSpouseAgnes McDonald m 1871 wbr Children6OccupationConstableThe son of James Kirkwood and Agnes Davidson he was born in Erin township He served on the township council for twelve years serving three years as reeve From 1902 to 1905 Kirkwood served as police constable for East Nipissing He served as secretary for both the Erin Agricultural Society and the East Wellington Farmer s Institute 1 Kirkwood was elected to the Ontario assembly in an 1891 by election held after Charles Clarke resigned his seat 2 In 1871 he married Agnes McDonald the couple had six children 1 References edit a b c Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington Ontario Historical Atlas Publishing Co 1906 Legislative Assembly Ontario 1892 Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario Vol 25 p 3 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history nbsp This article about a Ontario Liberal Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Kirkwood politician amp oldid 1196454254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
