Henry William McKenney
Henry William McKenney (February 24, 1848 – March 11, 1921) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.
Henry William McKenney | |
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McKenney pictured circa 1904 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office November 1905 – July 1917 | |
| Constituency | St. Albert (1905–09) Pembina (1909–13) Clearwater (1913–17) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1848 Amherstburg, Essex, Canada West |
| Died | March 11, 1921 (aged 73) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Alberta |
| Spouse |
Mary Risdale (m. 1885) |
| Children | 7 |
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.