Edward Tourtellotte Kenney (July 19, 1888 – 1974) was a merchant, real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He represented Skeena

Skeena (provincial electoral district)

Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election or 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.- Demographics :- Member of...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1933 to 1953 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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He was born in Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia

Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia

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, the son of Daniel V. Kenney and Margaret C. Newell, and was educated in Yarmouth

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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. In 1905, Kenney married Janet Leila Brooks. He operated a hardware store. Kenney was a stipendiary magistrate at Terrace

Terrace, British Columbia

Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...

 from 1922 to 1933. Kenney served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands and Forests and Minister of Public Works. From 1941 to 1952, he was a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. In 1958, he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.

The Kenney Dam

Kenney Dam

The Kenney Dam is a rock-filled hydroelectric dam on the Nechako River, 96 km south of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, forming the Nechako Reservoir, the first section of which immediately behind the dam is Knewstubb Lake...

 on the Nechako River

Nechako River

The Nechako River arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River...

was named after him.