Henry Ernest Kendall, (April 29, 1864 – September 2, 1949), was a farmer, physician and politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1942 to 1947.
Kendall, a member and pastor of the Plymouth Brethren, established the Union Church on Mitchell Island in 1866.
[1] In the 1921 federal election, Kendall was an unsuccessful candidate for the Progressive Party of Canada in Hants riding.
He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia at the age of 78, the oldest person to hold the office in the province's history.
[1] His son, Jim Kendall (1889-1942), played hockey with the Montreal Wanderers 1906–1907, emigrating to Sydney, Australia (returned to Canada to serve during World War I) and later worked for BHP.