John Kennedy (August 16, 1867
He was born in Martintown, Ontario, the son of John Kennedy both of Scottish descent. Kennedy came west in 1882, first working at an iron works in Winnipeg and then later building bridges through the Rocky Mountains for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He then entered the hotel business in Morden, Manitoba and also farmed.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election,