William Robertson McKenney

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

Career

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

In the congressional elections of 1894 McKenney was in the fourth electoral district of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James F. Epes on March 4, 1895. The outcome of this election but was challenged by his rival candidate Robert Taylor Thorp. As this was Objection, William McKenney had to cede to Thorp its mandate on May 2, 1896. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on January 3, 1916 in his hometown of Petersburg.