{{Short description|Canadian educator, journalist, farmer and political figure}}
'''John Kenneth McInnis''' (September 29, 1853 – October 21, 1923) was an educator, journalist, farmer and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. He was mayor of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] in 1899.
He was born in Strathalbyn, [[Prince Edward Island]], the son of John McInnis, and was educated at [[Prince of Wales College]] and the Central Academy in [[Charlottetown]]. In 1874, he married Hannah Jane Carr. He served as principal at schools in [[Portage la Prairie, Manitoba]], [[Moosomin, Saskatchewan|Moosomin]] and [[Wolseley, Saskatchewan|Wolseley]]. In 1891, he came to Regina and became editor of the ''Regina Journal'', later renamed the ''Regina Standard''. McInnis served on Regina city council from 1896 to 1898 and from 1915 to 1917 and from 1919 to 1922. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] in the [[1896 Canadian federal election]] in the [[Assiniboia West]] electoral district, tying his opponent and incumbent [[Nicholas Flood Davin]], and subsequently losing on the tie-breaking vote of the [[Returning Officer]], and would run again in [[1908 Canadian federal election]]. In 1913, he retired from journalism to pursue farming, real estate and a printing and publishing business. He also served on the board of governors for the Regina General Hospital.<ref name="hawkes">{{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=719 |title=The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Volume 2 |last=Hawkes |first=John |year=1924 |pages=1202–4 |accessdate=2009-08-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531072741/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=719 |archivedate=2008-05-31 }}</ref> {{1896 Canadian federal election/Assiniboia West}} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720 |title=Regina Cemetery Walking Tour: Tour 1: City Founding Fathers (Blue Tour) |author=Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc |page=13 |year=2000 |accessdate=2009-08-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064326/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720 |archivedate=2011-06-15 }}
{{Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan}}
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