William Nassau Kennedy
William Nassau Kennedy (28 April 1839 – 3 May 1885) was the second Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1875 – 1876. He was the first commander of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Grave of William Nassau Kennedy in Highgate Cemetery
William Nassau Kennedy | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Winnipeg | |
| In office 1875–1876 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Evans Cornish |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1839 Newcastle, Upper Canada |
| Died | 3 May 1885 (aged 46) London, England |
Biography
Kennedy was born in Newcastle, Upper Canada (now Newcastle, Ontario) and was the second of six children of John Kennedy, a housepainter and lieutenant-colonel in the militia, and Catharine Lambert.[1]
Kennedy enlisted in the Peterborough Rifles in 1857.[1] He was commissioned in 1865.[1] In 1870 he joined the Wolseley expedition to fight the Red River Rebellion in what is now Manitoba.
He remained in Manitoba after the fighting ended.[1]
He died in London on 3 May 1885 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery, almost opposite the tomb of Karl Marx.
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