Cyril Kennedy

Who was Cyril Kennedy?

Cyril Frost Kennedy was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Hilden, Nova Scotia and became a building contractor, businessman and lumberman by career. he had nine siblings.

In 1940, he volunteered with the The North Nova Scotia Highlanders and fought at Juno Beach on D-Day. While fighting in the battle of Cean he was shot in the arm.

After the war he resumed being a Carpenter and built a few houses. He was always full of life and his daughters even said that they couldn't keep a boyfriend because he would get them to help on his labor-intensive projects.

He was first elected at the Colchester—Hants riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. On 17 September 1967, Kennedy left the House of Commons before the end of his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament and did not campaign for any further re-election.