George William Kekewich
Sir George William Kekewich 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.He was an Examiner in the Education Department, 1867–71, and a Senior Examiner, 1871–90. He was Secretary to the Education Department from 1890–1900. 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 1899–1900. He was knighted in 1895. He was Secretary of the Board of Education from 1900–03.He was the Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1906 to January 1910.
