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    John Kavik

    John Kavik, sculptor and potter (b in Gjoa Haven, NWT 1897; d at Yellowknife, NWT March 1993 ).

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    John Keane

    John Keane, British army officer, military figure in the WAR OF 1812 (b at Belmont, Ireland, 6 Feb 1781; d at Burton Lodge, Hampshire, England, 26 Aug 1844). John Keane's military career began in 1794 when he was appointed to the rank of captain in a newly raised regiment that was soon broken up.

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    John Keast Lord

    John Keast Lord, naturalist, veterinarian (b in Cornwall, Eng 1818; d at Brighton, Eng 9 Dec 1872).

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    John Keefer Mahony

    John “Jack” Keefer Mahony, VC, soldier (born 30 June 1911 in New Westminster, BC; died 15 December 1990 in London, ON). Mahony was a reporter and infantry officer in the militia when the Second World War began. He quickly enrolled for active service and served overseas during the war. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding courage and leadership under fire at the battle of the Melfa River in Italy in 1944. Mahony remained in the army after the war, retiring as a lieutenant-colonel in 1962. He then served as executive director of Junior Achievement in London.

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    John Kenneth Galbraith

    John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, writer (b at Iona Station, Ont 15 Oct 1908; d at Cambridge, Mass 29 Apr 2006). Having graduated from Ontario Agricultural College (Guelph) in 1931, Galbraith received a doctorate in agricultural economics at University of California, Berkeley.

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    John Kenneth Jamieson

    John Kenneth Jamieson, industrialist (born 28 August 1910 in Medicine Hat, Alberta; died 26 September 1999 in Houston, Texas). Jamieson was involved in the Canadian and international oil industry. During his career, he acted as the chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Company). (See Petroleum; Petroleum Industries.)

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    John Kenneth McKinnon

    John Kenneth McKinnon, commissioner of the YUKON TERRITORY (b at Winnipeg, Man, 20 April 1936). McKinnon, though born and educated in Manitoba, has been a long-time resident of the Yukon. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1961 and was re-elected in 1967, 1970, and 1974.

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    John Kennett Starnes

    John Kennett Starnes, public servant (b at Montréal, Qué 5 Feb 1918). A WWII veteran, Starnes was with the Dept of External Affairs 1944-70.

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    John Kent

    John Kent, merchant, politician, premier of Newfoundland (b at Waterford, Ire 1805; d at St John's 1 Sept 1872). First elected to the Assembly in 1832, Kent championed Catholic rights and aroused sectarian disorders that led to a modified constitution, 1842-48.

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    John Kim Bell

    John Kim Bell, OC, OOnt, conductor, administrator, pianist, composer (born 8 October 1952 in Kahnawá:ke, QC). Bell is an advocate for Indigenous Peoples, an entrepreneur, fundraiser, and a composer and conductor. He is the first Indigenous person to conduct a major symphony orchestra. Additionally, he established the Canadian Native Arts Foundation (now Indspire) and the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (now Indspire Awards). He has received many awards and honours in recognition of his cultural leadership, advocacy, and commitment to Indigenous relations. 

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    John Kinder Labatt

    John Kinder Labatt, farmer, brewer (b at Mountmellick, Ire 1803; d at London, Canada W 26 Oct 1866). Descended from French Huguenot exiles who had become Anglican, he emigrated from Ireland to England and thence to Upper Canada in 1833 with his wife.

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    John King Gordon

    John King Gordon, CM, Christian minister, author, academic, human rights advocate (born 6 December 1900 in Winnipeg, MB; died 24 February 1989 in Ottawa, ON). Gordon was an advocate for social reform, humanitarian causes and internationalism. During his eclectic career, he served as clergyman, activist, journalist, editor, professor and United Nations official.

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    John Konrad

    Konrad, John. Violinist, teacher, choir conductor, b Halbstadt, southern Ukraine, 22 Nov 1899, d Winnipeg 24 Nov 1962. He studied violin in Russia and emigrated to Canada ca 1926, settling in Winkler, Man, and moving to Winnipeg in 1931.

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    John Kraglund

    (Börge) John Kraglund, music critic (born 27 April 1922 in Hjørring, Denmark; died 24 January 2013 in Selby, ON). Naturalized Canadian 1949; BA (Toronto) 1948. 

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    John Kuchmy

    John Kuchmy. Violinist, pianist, b Winnipeg 28 June 1912, naturalized UK 1973, d New Malden, Surrey, Eng, 20 Dec 1988. John Kuchmy studied violin under John Waterhouse and piano with Leonard Heaton in Manitoba.

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