About James Cunningham
Lived 1815 – 1915 (aged 99–100). James Cunningham was a Canadian politician.
James Cunningham (ca 1817 – April 27, 1915 ), the son of Patrick Cunningham, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. The family moved to Kildonan on the Red River in 1828 two years after the death of his father. Cunningham married Sarah, the daughter of Alexander Ross. He lived in Headingley and also in Poplar Point. Cunningham was defeated by John Taylor in the first general election held in the province, but was later declared elected after some votes were declared invalid.
Cunningham died at Somerset and was buried in Kildonan.
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Canadian political figure from Manitoba
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James Cunningham was born in 1815.
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