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To the RIGHT HONOURABLE REGINALD McKENNA. Secretary of State for the Home Department. We, the undersigned, earnestly plead, that you will accord to the women suffragists, sentenced in connection with the political demonstration of last March, the status of political prisoners. Owing to the fact that they are being treated as ordinary common ...
Reginald McKenna. by George Charles Beresford vintage print, 1909 6 1/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (156 mm x 115 mm) Given by Miss G. Toplis, 1939 Photographs Collection NPG x12904.
The full significance of the career of Reginald McKenna (1863–1943) has long eluded historians, largely because of the presumed loss of the bulk of his personal We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Reginald McKenna, 1863–1943, British politician and banker. Elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1895, he entered the cabinet as president of the board of education in 1907. As first lord of the admiralty (1908–11), he increased the rate of battleship construction and thus helped to ensure Britain's naval supremacy at the outbreak (1914) of World War I .
By remaining in the Cabinet in December 1915, Reginald McKenna enabled the Government to continue in an unreconstructed form for a further year; by emboldening the Prime Minister’s resistance to change in December 1916, he ensured the destruction of the ministry, the accession of Lloyd George, and the gelding of the Liberal Party.
Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers.
Reginald McKenna as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1915-1916 Part 1. Martin Farr. Download Free PDF View PDF. Financial History Review. 2018.- “Introduction ...
