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dissolved a year later and he had to defend his seat. Kennedy's only recorded contribution to debate came on 24 April 1923 when he spoke on Clause 8 of the Salmon and
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Kennedy easily won his seat, obtaining more than twice as many votes as his nearest rival in a three-way contest. He took the oath on 21 November 1922, and was named to
Standing Committee B on 6 March 1923, but had never spoken in the Chamber, nor asked a question, by the time Parliament was suddenly
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s correspondent thought that the farming policy of the government was crucial, despite the presence of industrial centres in some towns, and so
Kennedy would depend on the agricultural vote. The Conservative policy of protectionism, which Kennedy strongly supported was unpopular with farmers. At an
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saloon car, and a wireless set) was held in
Ulverston. On 17 March 1941, Kennedy was adjudicated a bankrupt on a petition by his creditor. The bankruptcy disqualified him from serving as an Alderman, and lasted for seven years (extended from the usual five). After the war, Kennedy married Dorothy
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when they went away for a trip north, the chaperone left and
Kennedy seduced Harrison. On a later trip to London where Kennedy was having his portrait painted, a woman at the studio remarked "I never know where I am with Nigel's girl friends". Kennedy replied "There is safety in numbers. I am a
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in 1927. He formally left the Army at the end of 1929, receiving the rank of Major. In June 1935, Kennedy spoke at
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January 1940 Kennedy had met Marie Harrison, head barmaid at the Grand Hotel in Leicester, telling her that he was wealthy enough to pay £1,200 a year in
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was called, Lowther stood down on health grounds. At his adoption meeting at
Ulverston on 28 October, Kennedy declared he stood for the broadest principles of the Conservative Party, with a broad-minded view of modern conditions. He spoke at
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with another girl, telling Harrison "Don't talk to me. I am a corpse." Kennedy did not attend the court and judgment for
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