Kinley worked with druggist E. L. Nash for a number of years before establishing his own business Kinley Drug Company in Lunenburg in 1900 . In 1912 , he opened a second drug store in Halifax with his brother as partner . He married Lila Evelyn Dowling Young in 1920 . John James and Lila had three children , Mary , John James Junior and James Edward . Kinley was the youngest mayor of the town of Lunenburg from 1911 to 1913 . He was president of the Lunenburg Foundry Company Ltd . Kinley was a minister without portfolio in the province 's Executive Council from 1923 to 1925 . He served during World War I and was awarded the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross by King Haakon VII for distinguished service to Norway during World War II . Kinley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930
King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
John James Kinley