Martin B. McKneally

Martin Boswell McKneally (December 31, 1914 – June 14, 1992) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

McKneally was born in Newburgh, New York. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1936 and Fordham University School of Law in 1940. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1941. He was national commander of the American Legion from 1959 until 1960. He was a special counsel to then Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson. He was elected to Congress in 1968 defeating Democratic incumbent John G. Dow and served from January 3, 1969 until January 3, 1971. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 1970 when it was revealed that he had not paid taxes for many years. He claimed that the IRS had over withheld him, but the voters did not believe him and he lost to the man he defeated in 1968, John Dow, by a 52% to 48% result.

Sources

• Martin B. McKneally at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress