Cambridge High and Latin School

John William Canney “Mike Lefty”

John William Canney (“Mike Lefty”) is one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: headed for Exeter, Harvard; activities listed: Baseball; lived at 16 Haskell Street.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 6 more named Canney

Full name: John William Canney
Known as: Mike Lefty
Lived at: 16 Haskell Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Kelley Grammar School
Headed for: Exeter, Harvard

Also searched as: Jack Canney; John Canney; John W. Canney; Johnny Canney.

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Neighbours 14
Same surname 5
Classmates 415
Same schools 17

In context

John William Canney is number 55 of 416 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 on this site. John's portrait is on scan page 41, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 27 to 134. The first name John is carried by 16 people in the class: the third most common first name. Counting John, 12 people in the class are listed as coming from Kelley Grammar School. Against 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929, the class of 1928 comes to 416 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Helen Theresa Canney, Linda Cannon, Mary Agnes Canty
Same earlier school	Kelley Grammar School: 11 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same first name	John: 15 other people in the class

At home, 16 Haskell Street

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Canney at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John J Canney (wife Josephine B), capt police Sta householderpage

The Canney household is listed here in 1927 and 1930 too.

What John did at school

Football, 1926–27
Basketball, 1926–27
Baseball

What the yearbook said

Does good by stealth and blush to find it shame.

Also grew up on Haskell Street

The class of 1928

All 416 in this class →

Others named Canney

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Kelley Grammar School

Also headed for Exeter, Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 41. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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