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Mar 25, 1861 Died on 18 Jul 1944 (aged 83)
Canadian politician
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About Arthur Samuel Kendall
- Arthur Samuel Kendall (March 25, 1861 – July 18, 1944) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal member. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of the Reverend S.F.
- Kendall.
- Kendall was educated at Mount Allison College, Halifax Medical College, Bellevue Hospital Medical School in New York City and Guy's Hospital Medical School in London.
- He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1884 and was Medical Health Officer for Cape Breton.
- Kendall served as a town councillor for Sydney in 1888.
- Kendall ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1896.
- He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1897 to 1900 and from 1904 to 1911. A social reformer, he was concerned about poverty and the impact of industrialization on Cape Breton Island.
- He supported improving workers' living conditions, old-age pensions, a shorter work week and a workmen's compensation act.
- He was nicknamed the "miner's friend" because of his support for coal mine workers.His brother, Henry Ernest Kendall, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in the 1940s.
