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James A.R. Kinney
BornJames Alexander Ross Kinney
February 25, 1879
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 6, 1940
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanada Canadian
Occupations
  • Accountant
  • Lay Minister

James A.R. Kinney (February 25, 1879 – November 6, 1940) was an African Nova Scotian accountant, community leader, and a co-founder of the Colored Hockey League.

Early life

James Alexander Ross Kinney was born on February 25, 1879, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Career

Kinney joined the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church as a teenager. He rose to prominence in both the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia (AUBA) and the African Nova Scotian community.

He was the first Black graduate of the Maritime Business College.

In 1895, in Halifax, he organized the Colored Hockey League with three other black Baptist leaders and intellectuals: Pastor James Borden, James Robinson Johnston, and Henry Sylvester Williams.

A home for Black orphans in Nova Scotia was proposed by James Robinson Johnston in 1908. Following the untimely death of Johnston on March 3, 1915, Kinney took over as the black community's lay minister and lead advocate for building the home. In 1918, he played a key role in fundraising for the construction of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children. Upon the Home's opening in 1921, he was named its first superintendent and manager.

Death

James A.R. Kinney died on November 6, 1940.

See also

References

  1. "James Alexander R. Kinney death | Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths". archives.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. Judith Fingard, “KINNEY, JAMES ALEXANDER ROSS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed June 4, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/kinney_james_alexander_ross_16E.html
  3. "The Colored Hockey League is Formed". aaregistry.org. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  4. "The Original Sixes". anhl.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. ^ "Case H00536 - June 22, 2022 Heritage Advisory Committee". halifax.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  6. "Pearlene Oliver Interview, Transcript 4" (PDF). archives.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  7. "History of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children" (PDF). restorativeinquiry.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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