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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OhioJohn Franklin McKINNEY
(1827-1903)
McKINNEY, John Franklin, a
Representative from Ohio; born near Piqua, Miami County, Ohio,
April 12, 1827; attended the country and private schools, the Piqua
Academy, and the Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware, Ohio; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in
Piqua; delegate to all the Democratic National Conventions from
1850 to 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress
(March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); unsuccessful candidate in 1864 for
reelection to the Thirty-ninth Congress; again elected to the
Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1872; resumed the practice of law;
chairman of the Democratic State executive committee in 1879 and
1880; died in Piqua, Ohio, June 13, 1903; interment in Forest Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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