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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
Lieutenant Colonel '''James Kennedy "Peace River Jim" Cornwall''' (born: 1861 [[Brantford, Ontario]] - died: 1955) was a politician from [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant-Colonel
| name = James Cornwall
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| image = James Kennedy Cornwall.png
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| birth_name = James Kennedy Cornwall
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1869|10|29}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|11|20|1869|10|29}}<ref name=JKCFonds/>
| birth_place = [[Brantford, Ontario|Brantford]], [[Canada West]]
| residence =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]
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| constituency = [[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]]
| term_start = June 30, 1909
| term_end = March 25, 1913
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| predecessor = [[Thomas Brick]]
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| successor = [[Alphaeus Patterson]]
| party = [[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| occupation = soldier, fur trader, politician
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Lieutenant-Colonel '''James Kennedy''' "'''Peace River Jim'''" '''Cornwall''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DSO}} (October 29, 1869 – November 20, 1955) was a provincial politician from [[Alberta]], Canada.<ref name=JKCFonds/> He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] from 1909 to 1913 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.


==Business career==
Cornwall ran as a [[Alberta Liberal Party]] candidate in the [[Alberta general election, 1905|1905 Alberta general election]]. He won the [[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]] electoral district over Conservative L. Dubac. The election victory was short lived as there were significant irregularities in the vote and a new writ was ordered. In the ensuing rerun of 1905 election he would run again to try and win his seat back. In that election he would face another Liberal candidate [[Thomas Brick]], who easily defeated him.
[[File:James K. Cornwall, delivering mail, Na-2760-8.jpg|left|thumb|Prior to his political career Cornwall played a role in the early development of Northern Alberta]]
Cornwall was a founding member of the [[Marine Transportation Services|Northern Transportation Company]] which grew out of the [[Northern Traders Company]]. He served as the company's first President.<ref name=TheNewNorth/> The company operated fleets of steamboats and barge-towing tugboats on the [[Mackenzie River]] system.


==Political career==
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Cornwall would be returned to the Alberta Legislature by acclimation in the [[Alberta general election, 1909|1909 Alberta general election]] and hold the seat for 1 term as a member of the Liberal party. Cornwall would be sued while still a member in the Legislature. On [[May 13]], [[1910]] he filed his defense in provincial court. Cornwall was named in a lawsuit by Toronto business man Alfred Hawes who was looking to recuperate more than $250,000.00 lost in transactions from the [[Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal]]. <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/np_page2.asp?code=n25p0240.jpg | title = J.K. Cornwall files his defense | publisher = Calgary Herald | date = May 14, 1913 | accessdate = 2007-08-11}} </ref> The same scandal would cause the resignation of the entire Rutherford cabinet days later. Cornwall would leave the Liberal cabinet and sit as an Independent.
[[File:Poster_in_Cree_syllabics_for_political_campaign_of_J._K._Cornwall,_Peace_River,_Alberta_-_na-3411-1.jpg|thumb|1905 poster for Cornwall in [[Cree syllabics]].]]
Cornwall ran as a [[Alberta Liberal Party|provincial Liberal]] candidate in the [[1905 Alberta general election]] in the [[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]] electoral district.


He faced independent candidate [[Lucien Dubuc]] but was defeated by an unknown number of votes despite being favoured to win. The election results were annulled by the [[Executive Council of Alberta]] as there were significant irregularities in the vote, and a new writ was ordered. Cornwall ran in the ensuing by-election held on February 16, 1906. This time he faced Independent Liberal candidate [[Thomas Brick]], who easily defeated him.
At the outbreak of [[World War I]], Cornwall went to fight overseas while he was over in Europe he would run in the [[Alberta general election, 1917|1917 Alberta general election]] non-partisan Soldiers' and nurses vote. He ended up finishing fourth in a large field of candidates.


Cornwall was returned to the Alberta Legislature by acclamation in the [[1909 Alberta general election]] and held the seat for a single term, sitting with the Liberals.
After the war Cornwall attempted to run once more for a seat in the provincial legislature. He ran in a by-election in the [[Athabasca (provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]] district in a 1920 by-election as an Independent. He was easily defeated by Alberta Liberal [[George Mills (politician)|George Mills]].
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==References==
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Cornwall was sued while still a member in the Legislature. On May 13, 1910, he filed his defence in provincial court. Cornwall was named in a lawsuit by Toronto businessman Alfred Hawes, who was looking to recoup more than $250,000 lost in the [[Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/newspapr/np_page2.asp?code=n25p0240.jpg | title = J.K. Cornwall files his defense | publisher = Calgary Herald | date = May 14, 1913 | accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> The same scandal caused the resignation of the entire Rutherford cabinet days later. Cornwall left the Liberal cabinet and sat as an Independent.
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==External links==
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*[http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainResults.aspx?XC=/search/archivesMainResults.aspx&TN=MAINCAT&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MR=5&QB0=AND&QF0=Main%20entry%2B%7C%2BTitle&QI0=James%20Kennedy%20Cornwall%20fonds Glenbow Museum biography James Cornwall]


Cornwall served overseas with the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] in the [[First World War]], including command of the [[218th Battalion, CEF]]. While he was in Europe he ran in the [[1917 Alberta general election]] non-partisan soldiers' and nurses' vote. He finished fourth in a large field of candidates. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] in the [[1918 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30450 |date=1 January 1918 |page=28 |supp=y}}</ref>
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After the war Cornwall ran in a by-election in the [[Athabasca (Alberta provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]] district in a 1920 by-election as an independent. He was easily defeated by Alberta Liberal [[George Mills (politician)|George Mills]]. He ran again less than a year later in the [[1921 Alberta general election]] but was defeated, finishing in 16th place out of the 26 candidates.<ref name="1921 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1921&Constit=Edmonton| title=Edmonton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref>
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The Social Credit government under [[William Aberhart]] tried to entice Cornwall to run for a seat under their banner for a by-election in Athabasca, which Cornwall declined.<ref name="cornwall">{{cite news|title=Jim Cornwall S.C. Candidate?|author=C.H. Stout|publisher=The Lethbridge Herald|page=1|date=September 21, 1938|work=Vol XXXI No 238}}</ref>
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title=[[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] [[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]]|

years=1905|
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==References==
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after=[[Thomas Brick]]
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<ref name=TheNewNorth>
{{cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ztDCDwAAQBAJ&q=%22James+Kennedy+CORNWALL%22+OR+%22JK+CORNWALL%22+OR+%22J.K.+CORNWALL%22+%22Northern+Transportation+Company%22&pg=PT320
| title = The New North
| author = Agnes Deans Cameron
| author-link = Agnes Deans Cameron
| date = November 29, 2019
| publisher = [[Good Press]]
| quote = Taking passage on the steamer ''Northern Light'', we leave the settlement of Lesser Slave Lake, this world-in-small, on the first day of October, and, from here to Athabasca Landing, travel in company with Mr. J.K. Cornwall, President of the Northern Transportation Company.
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before=[[Thomas Brick]]|
<ref name=JKCFonds>
title=[[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] [[Peace River (provincial electoral district)|Peace River]]|
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after=[[Alphaeus Patterson]]
| title = James Kennedy Cornwall fonds
| publisher = [[Glenbow Museum]]
| quote = He came to Alberta in 1896 and spent two years in railway construction in the Crowsnest Pass.
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|James K. Cornwall}}

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Latest revision as of 21:26, 22 October 2024

Lieutenant-Colonel
James Cornwall
DSO
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 30, 1909 – March 25, 1913
Preceded byThomas Brick
Succeeded byAlphaeus Patterson
ConstituencyPeace River
Personal details
Born
James Kennedy Cornwall

(1869-10-29)October 29, 1869
Brantford, Canada West
DiedNovember 20, 1955(1955-11-20) (aged 86)[1]
Political partyLiberal
Occupationsoldier, fur trader, politician

Lieutenant-Colonel James Kennedy "Peace River Jim" Cornwall DSO (October 29, 1869 – November 20, 1955) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.[1] He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1913 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.

Business career

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Prior to his political career Cornwall played a role in the early development of Northern Alberta

Cornwall was a founding member of the Northern Transportation Company which grew out of the Northern Traders Company. He served as the company's first President.[2] The company operated fleets of steamboats and barge-towing tugboats on the Mackenzie River system.

Political career

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1905 poster for Cornwall in Cree syllabics.

Cornwall ran as a provincial Liberal candidate in the 1905 Alberta general election in the Peace River electoral district.

He faced independent candidate Lucien Dubuc but was defeated by an unknown number of votes despite being favoured to win. The election results were annulled by the Executive Council of Alberta as there were significant irregularities in the vote, and a new writ was ordered. Cornwall ran in the ensuing by-election held on February 16, 1906. This time he faced Independent Liberal candidate Thomas Brick, who easily defeated him.

Cornwall was returned to the Alberta Legislature by acclamation in the 1909 Alberta general election and held the seat for a single term, sitting with the Liberals.

Cornwall was sued while still a member in the Legislature. On May 13, 1910, he filed his defence in provincial court. Cornwall was named in a lawsuit by Toronto businessman Alfred Hawes, who was looking to recoup more than $250,000 lost in the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal.[3] The same scandal caused the resignation of the entire Rutherford cabinet days later. Cornwall left the Liberal cabinet and sat as an Independent.

Cornwall served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War, including command of the 218th Battalion, CEF. While he was in Europe he ran in the 1917 Alberta general election non-partisan soldiers' and nurses' vote. He finished fourth in a large field of candidates. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the 1918 New Year Honours.[4]

After the war Cornwall ran in a by-election in the Athabasca district in a 1920 by-election as an independent. He was easily defeated by Alberta Liberal George Mills. He ran again less than a year later in the 1921 Alberta general election but was defeated, finishing in 16th place out of the 26 candidates.[5]

The Social Credit government under William Aberhart tried to entice Cornwall to run for a seat under their banner for a by-election in Athabasca, which Cornwall declined.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "James Kennedy Cornwall fonds". Glenbow Museum. He came to Alberta in 1896 and spent two years in railway construction in the Crowsnest Pass.
  2. ^ Agnes Deans Cameron (November 29, 2019). The New North. Good Press. Taking passage on the steamer Northern Light, we leave the settlement of Lesser Slave Lake, this world-in-small, on the first day of October, and, from here to Athabasca Landing, travel in company with Mr. J.K. Cornwall, President of the Northern Transportation Company.
  3. ^ "J.K. Cornwall files his defense". Calgary Herald. May 14, 1913. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). January 1, 1918. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  6. ^ C.H. Stout (September 21, 1938). "Jim Cornwall S.C. Candidate?". Vol XXXI No 238. The Lethbridge Herald. p. 1.
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