Henry Lamb Kennedy Explained

Henry Lamb Kennedy
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1914
Term End:1917
Predecessor:Charles Wimbledon Thomas
Successor:Frederick Clapcott
Constituency:Northern
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1926
Predecessor2:Frederick Clapcott
Successor2:Hugh Ragg
Constituency2:Northern
Birth Place:New Zealand
Death Place:Ba, Fiji

Henry Lamb Kennedy (died 25 January 1933) was a Fijian politician who served for two terms in the Legislative Council.

Biography

Kennedy was born in New Zealand and attended King's School in Auckland.[1] His family moved to Fiji in 1875, with his father becoming a planter. Kennedy was involved in cattle farming and keeping horses, and was a skilled amateur jockey.[1]

Kennedy was elected to the Legislative Council in the Northern constituency in the 1914 elections. Although he was defeated by in the 1917 elections, he returned to contest the constituency again in 1923 and was elected unopposed. In the 1926 elections he was defeated by Hugh Ragg.

Kennedy died in Ba Cottage Hospital on 25 January 1933 at the age of 74.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-604988642 Personal items
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-311078713/view?partId=nla.obj-311129598#page/n12/mode/1up Fiji Legislator