George William Kekewich
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. During this time he gave his support to Julie Schwabe, Claude Montefiore, William Mather and others who were establishing Froebelian education.[2] 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.[3]
Political career
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1906 to January 1910.[1][4][5]
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ↑ Evelyn Lawrence (16 May 2012). Friedrich Froebel and English Education (RLE Edu K). Routledge. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-1-136-49215-0.
- ↑ 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
- Works by or about George William Kekewich at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir George Kekewich
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Edgar Vincent |
Member of Parliament for Exeter 1906–Jan 1910 |
Succeeded by Henry Duke |