James D. McKenna | |
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Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kings | |
In office 1922–1925 | |
54th Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick | |
In office 1944–1948 | |
Preceded by | Charles R. Wasson |
Succeeded by | Ernest W. Patterson |
Personal details | |
Born | James Daly McKenna October 10, 1874 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Died | April 16, 1949 Saint John, New Brunswick | (aged 74)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouses | Nellie McGivern (m. 1902)Margaret E. R. Archibald
(m. 1919) |
James Daly McKenna (October 10, 1874 – March 16, 1949) was a Canadian newspaperman as well as a provincial and municipal politician. Originally based from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, McKenna later moved to Sussex in New Brunswick to run the newspaper publisher now known as the Kings County Record, additionally serving as the town's mayor. He additionally served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a member of the Liberal party. McKenna later moved to Saint John, where he would serve as mayor between 1944 and 1948.