George William Kekewich
Sir George William Kekewich MP
Sir George William Kekewich (1 April 1841 – 5 July 1921)[1] was a British Civil Servant and Liberal Party politician.
Family and education
He was the son of Samuel Trehawke Kekewich by his second wife Louisa Buck, and the half-brother of the judge Sir Arthur Kekewich. He attended Eton and Balliol.
Civil service career
He was an Examiner in the Education Department, 1867-71, and a Senior Examiner, 1871-90. He was Secretary to the Education Department from 1890–1900. He was Secretary also of the Science and Art Department from 1899–1900. He was knighted (KCB) in 1895. He was Secretary of the Board of Education from 1900–03.[2]
Political career
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1906 to January 1910.[1][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ↑ Who's Who
- ↑ The Popular guide to the House of Commons. 1906. p. 78. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ↑ Vincent, John Russell (1984). The Crawford papers: the journals of David Lindsay, twenty-seventh Earl of Crawford and tenth Earl of Balcarres. Manchester University Press ND. p. 96. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir George Kekewich
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| Preceded by Sir Edgar Vincent |
Member of Parliament for Exeter 1906–Jan 1910 |
Succeeded by Henry Duke |