From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Cornwall
James Cornwall
James Kennedy Cornwall the entire Rutherford cabinet days later. Cornwall would
leave the Liberal cabinet and sit as an Independent.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta At the outbreak of World War I, Cornwall went to
In office fight overseas while he was over in Europe he would
June 30, 1909 – March 25, 1913 run in the 1917 Alberta general election non-partisan
Soldiers’ and nurses vote. He ended up finishing fourth in
Preceded by Thomas Brick
a large field of candidates.
Succeeded by Alphaeus Patterson After the war Cornwall ran in a by-election in the
Constituency Peace River Athabasca district in a 1920 by-election as an Indepen-
dent. He was easily defeated by Alberta Liberal George
Personal details Mills. He ran again less than a year later in the 1921 Al-
Born 1861 berta general election but was defeated finishing in 16th
Brantford, Ontario place out of the 26 candidates.[2]
The Social Credit government under William Aber-
Died 1955
hart tried to entice Cornwall to run for a seat in the Legis-
Political party Liberal lature under their banner for a by-election in Athabasca,
Occupation soldier, fur trader, politician to which Cornwall had declined.[3]
Lieutenant Colonel James Kennedy "Peace River Jim" References
Cornwall (1861–1955) was a provincial politician from Al-
berta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative [1] "J.K. Cornwall files his defense". Calgary Herald.
Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1913 sitting with the May 14, 1913. http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/
Liberal caucus in government. newspapr/np_page2.asp?code=n25p0240.jpg.
Retrieved 2007-08-11.
[2] "Edmonton Official Results 1921 Alberta general
Political career election". Alberta Heritage Community
Cornwall ran as a provincial Liberal candidate in the 1905 Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/
Alberta general election in the Peace River electoral dis- administration/
trict. maps_choice.php?Year=1921&Constit=Edmonton.
He faced independent candidate Lucien Dubuc but Retrieved April 29, 2010.
was defeated by an unknown number of votes despite be- [3] C.H. Stout (September 21, 1938). "Jim Cornwall S.C.
ing favored to win. The election results were annulled by Candidate?". Vol XXXI No 238 (The Lethbridge
the Executive Council of Alberta as there were significant Herald): p. 1.
irregularities in the vote and a new writ was ordered.
Cornwall ran in the ensuing by-election held on Febru- External links
ary 16, 1906. This time he would face Independent Liberal
candidate Thomas Brick, who easily defeated him. • Glenbow Museum biography James Cornwall
Cornwall would be returned to the Alberta Legisla- Persondata
ture by acclimation in the 1909 Alberta general election Name Cornwall, James
and hold the seat for a single term as a member sitting Alternative names
with the Liberals.
Cornwall would be sued while still a member in the Short description Canadian politician
Legislature. On May 13, 1910 he filed his defense in Date of birth 1861
provincial court. Cornwall was named in a lawsuit by Place of birth Brantford, Ontario
Toronto business man Alfred Hawes who was looking
Date of death 1955
to recuperate more than $250,000.00 lost in transactions
from the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scan- Place of death
dal.[1] The same scandal would cause the resignation of
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