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Patrick Kennedy (Canadian politician)

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Patrick Kennedy
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 6
In office
1892–1895
Preceded byJames McShane
Succeeded byJames John Edmund Guerin
Personal details
Born1832
Trasersten, County Tipperary, Ireland
DiedJune 30, 1895
Montreal, Quebec
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political partyConservative

Patrick Kennedy (1832 – June 30, 1895) was an Irish-born contractor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montréal division no. 6 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1895 as a Conservative.

He was born in Trasersten, County Tipperary, the son of Edward Kennedy. He was a carter and general contractor. In 1861, he married Elizabeth Tracey. Kennedy served on Montreal city council from 1877 to 1883 and from 1887 to 1894. He was president of the Montreal police commission from 1882 to 1883. Kennedy died in office in Montreal at the age of 63 and was buried in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery.

References

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.