George C. McKee

George C. McKee

George Colin Mckee (October 2, 1837 - November 17, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Biography

Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mckee attended Knox College and Lombard College, both at Galesburg, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Centralia, Illinois. City attorney of Centralia 1858-1861. He served throughout the Civil War with the Eleventh Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He resumed the practice of law in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and engaged in planting in Hinds County. He was appointed register in bankruptcy in 1867. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1868.

Mckee was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress, but his credentials were never presented to the House.

Mckee was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first, Forty-second, and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-third Congress). He was appointed postmaster of Jackson, Mississippi, and served from June 28, 1881, to November 12, 1885. He resumed the practice of his profession. Receiver of public moneys from 1889 until his death in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 17, 1890. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

References

• George C. McKee at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress