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}}'''James "Jim" Kanno''' (/mɑrˈkeɪzɪ/; born December 22, 1925) was a [[Sierrans|Sierran]] politician and philanthropist who served as the first mayor of [[Ringo City, Mohave]], becoming one of the first Asian-Sierrans to hold a seat in public office.
}}'''James "Jim" Kanno''' (/mɑrˈkeɪzɪ/; December 22, 1925–July 15, 2017) was a [[Sierrans|Sierran]] politician and philanthropist who served as the first mayor of [[Ringo City, Mohave]], becoming one of the first Asian-Sierrans to hold a seat in public office.


==Early life==
==Early life==
James F. Kanno was born in 1925 to two immigrants to Sierra from Fukushima, Japan.


==Political career==
==Political career==
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Julia Mendel of the Saint Anne Sun described Kanno as "one of the most persistent figures in the history of the Province of Mohave... and as a man who helped overthrow the boundaries of cultural divide within Sierra". Mendel speculates his incumbency as a commoner may have played a role in sparking the [[Sierran Cultural Revolution]].
Julia Mendel of the Saint Anne Sun described Kanno as "one of the most persistent figures in the history of the Province of Mohave... and as a man who helped overthrow the boundaries of cultural divide within Sierra". Mendel speculates his incumbency as a commoner may have played a role in the [[Sierran Cultural Revolution]].


==See also==
==See also==


[[Category:Kingdom of Sierra]]
[[Category:1925 births]]
[[Category:Mohave]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]
[[Category:Sierrans]]
[[Category:20th-century Sierran politicians]]
[[Category:Deaths from falls]]
[[Category:Mohave Royalists]]
[[Category:People from Ringo City, Mohave]]
[[Category:People from St. Anne, Orange]]
[[Category:Royalist Party Members of Parliament]]
[[Category:Sierran people of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Sierra from Mohave]]
[[Category:University of Sierra, Porciúncula alumni]]

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James Kanno
James Kanno.png
Official portrait, circa 1957-1961
Member of the House of Commons from Mohave
In office
June 4, 1968 – June 11, 1974
Monarch Louis III
Succeeded by Phillip Lauritzen
1st Mayor of Ringo City
In office
August 1, 1957 – June 4, 1968
Succeeded by Alex Kei
Personal details
Born (1925-12-22)December 22, 1925
Flag of Orange.svg St. Anne, Orange
Died July 15, 2017(2017-07-15) (aged 91)
Flag of Mohave.svg Ringo City, Mohave
Resting place Valley Grace Memorial Park
Political party Royalist Party of Sierra
Spouse(s) Frances Kanno
Children 4
Alma mater University of Sierra, Porciúncula

James "Jim" Kanno (/mɑrˈkeɪzɪ/; December 22, 1925–July 15, 2017) was a Sierran politician and philanthropist who served as the first mayor of Ringo City, Mohave, becoming one of the first Asian-Sierrans to hold a seat in public office.

Early life

James F. Kanno was born in 1925 to two immigrants to Sierra from Fukushima, Japan.

Political career

Personal life

Death

Kanno died from the result of a fall on July 15, 2017 in his Mohave residence.

Legacy

Julia Mendel of the Saint Anne Sun described Kanno as "one of the most persistent figures in the history of the Province of Mohave... and as a man who helped overthrow the boundaries of cultural divide within Sierra". Mendel speculates his incumbency as a commoner may have played a role in the Sierran Cultural Revolution.

See also