Henry William McKenney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
About Henry William McKenney
- Henry William McKenney (February 24, 1848 – March 11, 1921) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. McKenney was born in Ontario, the son of a merchant and sailor.
- After attending schooling, he moved to Manitoba, where soon after he took part in the fur trade.
- He would briefly move back to Ontario, briefly working in the naval industry before working in the fur trade once again, until he ended up in the Northwest Territories while on a prospecting expedition.
- There he settled and established a mercantile business in St.
- Albert, where he settled and became one of its pioneer citizens, serving as the town's postmaster.
- After selling his business in 1903 and embarking on a trip for the benefit of his health, McKenney settled in Edmonton, where he would own several properties, including the McKenney Building.
- When Alberta became a province In 1905, he successfully ran for the newly formed Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- He would win election twice more to the assembly, in 1909 and 1913, all times as a Liberal.
- He died in Edmonton in 1921.
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