Samuel Cunningham

Who is Samuel Cunningham?

Samuel Cunningham was a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.

Cunningham was the son of John Cunningham, who was from Ireland and had immigrated to Canada to work in the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader. His mother was of French/First Nations descent. Sam Cunningham was born at Lac Ste. Anne, Saskatchewn District. He was married to Susan Green. He was a pioneer in the St. Albert area, having been the opener of St. Albert Trail and participating in the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as a member of the St. Albert Mounted Riflemen.

He was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of St. Albert by acclimation in the 1885 Northwest Territories election. His district was merged into the Edmonton electoral district for the first general election held on June 30, 1888. In that election he was defeated finishing third out of four candidates behind Frank Oliver and Herbert Charles Wilson.

He died in 1919 in Grouard, Alberta.