William Kenneth Kiernan

William Kenneth Kiernan
MLA for Chilliwack
In office
19521972
Personal details
Born (1916-07-25)July 25, 1916
Peace River, Alberta
Died August 26, 1997(1997-08-26) (aged 81)
Delta, British Columbia
Political party British Columbia Social Credit Party

William Kenneth Kiernan (July 25, 1916 – August 26, 1997) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Chilliwack in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.

He was born in Peace River, Alberta, the son of Herbert Wallace Kiernan and Violet Grace Griffith,[1] and was educated there and in Victoria, British Columbia. Kiernan was married to Mary Juanita Evans in 1938. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Minister of Recreation and Conservation and Minister of Commercial Transport.[1] He died in Delta, British Columbia, on August 26, 1997.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, P G (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965.
  2. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3MYD-YXG


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