Cunningham, Jimmy

CUNNINGHAM, Jimmy, stonemason (b 1878, Isle of Bute, Scotland; d 29 Sept 1963, Vancouver). More than any other person he was responsible for the construction of the STANLEY PARK seawall, though it was not completed until after his death. He came to VANCOUVER in 1910 and served overseas during WWI. He worked as a mason on a wide variety of projects in the province, including the EMPRESS HOTEL and UBC, but is best known for his work on the seawall. The Vancouver parks board named him master...

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