William Robertson McKenney

William Robertson McKenney

William Robertson McKenney (born December 2, 1851 in Petersburg , Virginia , †  January 3, 1916 there ) was an American politician . In 1895 and 1896 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William McKenney attended McCabe's University School in Petersburg and then studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . He then taught as a teacher. After studying law at the University of Virginia and being admitted to the bar in 1876, he began to work in this profession in Petersburg. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1888 and 1894 he was chairman of the Petersburg city council. In June 1892 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , on which Grover Cleveland was nominated as a presidential candidate. He was also a member of his party's state executive.

In the congressional election of 1894 McKenney was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded James F. Epes on March 4, 1895 . The outcome of this election was contested by his opponent Robert Taylor Thorp . When this objection was granted, William McKenney had to cede his mandate on May 2, 1896 to Thorp. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on January 3, 1916 in his hometown of Petersburg.

Web links

• William Robertson McKenney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Robertson McKenney in the database of Find a Grave (English)