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George Kekewich (High Sheriff)
George Kekewich may refer to: * George Kekewich (Saltash MP) (1530–1582), Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltash in the First Parliament of 1553 * George Kekewich (Roundhead), Member of Parliament for Liskeard, 1640 and 1647–1648 * Sir George William Kekewich (1841–1921), MP for Exeter, 1906–1910 See also *Kekewich {{human name disambiguation, Kekewich, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kekewich (Saltash MP)
George Kekewich (1530–1582) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Saltash (UK Parliament constituency), Saltash in March 1553. References 1530 births 1582 deaths English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kekewich (Roundhead)
George Kekewich was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in the 1640s. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War. In April 1640, Kekewich was elected Member of Parliament for Liskeard for the Short Parliament. He was not elected in November 1640, but supported the Parliamentary cause, becoming a lieutenant colonel. In August 1646 he petitioned the House of Lords "That he hath been in the Service of the State, in Plymouth, Cornwall, and Devonshire, ever since the Beginning of these Troubles, and being reduced, he is out of any Employment Therefore desireth some Place, whereby he may do the State further Service" and as a result was made Governor of St Mawes Castle. He then joined the Long Parliament in 1647 to replace members disabled as Royalists, but was himself excluded in 1648 in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Kekewich
Sir George William Kekewich (1 April 1841 – 5 July 1921) 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 to 1900. During this time he gave his support to Julie Schwabe, Claude Montefiore, William Mather and others who were establishing Froebelian education. He was Secretary also of the Science and Art Department from 1899 to 1900. He was knighted (KCB) in 1895. He was Secretary of the Board of Education from 1900 to 1903. Political career He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
