Reginald McKenna
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The Right Honourable Reginald McKenna |
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 27 May 1915 – 10 December 1916 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | David Lloyd George |
| Succeeded by | Bonar Law |
| Home Secretary | |
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In office 23 October 1911 – 27 May 1915 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Simon |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
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In office 12 April 1908 – 23 October 1911 |
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| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Edward Marjoribanks |
| Succeeded by | Winston Churchill |
| President of the Board of Education | |
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In office 23 January 1907 – 12 April 1908 |
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| Prime Minister | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Preceded by | Augustine Birrell |
| Succeeded by | Walter Runciman |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 12 December 1905 – 23 January 1907 |
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| Prime Minister | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Preceded by | Victor Cavendish |
| Succeeded by | Walter Runciman |
| Member of Parliament for North Monmouthshire |
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In office 7 August 1895 – 14 December 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Phillips Price |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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6 July 1863 Kensington, London |
| Died | 6 September 1943 (aged 80) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Jekyll (d. 1943) |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Reginald McKenna (6 July 1863 – 6 September 1943) was a British banker and Liberal politician. His first Cabinet post under Henry Campbell-Bannerman was as President of the Board of Education, after which he served as First Lord of the Admiralty. His most important roles were as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith. He was studious and meticulous, noted for his attention to detail, but also for being bureaucratic and partisan.
Born in Kensington, London, McKenna was the son of William Columban McKenna and his wife Emma, daughter of Charles Hanby.Sir Joseph Neale McKenna was his uncle. McKenna was educated at King's College School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. At Cambridge he was a notable rower. In 1886 he was a member of the Trinity Hall Boat Club eight that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. He rowed bow in the winning Cambridge boat in the 1887 Boat Race. Also in 1887 he was a member of the Trinity Hall coxless four that won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley.
McKenna was elected at the 1895 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Monmouthshire. McKenna was a Liberal Imperialist. After the Khaki Election of 1900, he favoured the return to government of former Liberal Prime Minister Lord Rosebery's, although this did not happen.
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