Luther F. McKinney
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Luther Franklin McKinney (April 25, 1841 - July 30, 1922) was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
.
Born in Newark, Ohio
, McKinney attended common and private schools. He taught school for a while, and when the Civil War
began, he enlisted in Company D, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, serving from August 5, 1861, until February 1863. He moved to Iowa in 1865, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also taught school until 1867.
He graduated from St. Lawrence University
, Canton, New York
, June 30, 1870, and moved to Bridgton, Maine, in 1871, where he was ordained a pastor of the Universalist Church. He moved to Newfields, New Hampshire
, in 1873, and subsequently, in 1875, to Manchester
, pursuing his ministerial duties in both places. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth
Congress.
McKinney was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth
Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first
Congress. He was elected to the Fifty-second
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1892, when instead he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Hampshire
.
He was the United States Minister to Colombia
from 1893 to 1897, then returned to Bridgton, Maine, where he engaged in the furniture business. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1908. He was again pastor of the Universalist Church at Bridgton, where he served until his death on July 30, 1922. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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Born in Newark, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
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, McKinney attended common and private schools. He taught school for a while, and when the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
began, he enlisted in Company D, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, serving from August 5, 1861, until February 1863. He moved to Iowa in 1865, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also taught school until 1867.
He graduated from St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
, Canton, New York
Canton (village), New York
Canton is a village in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The village is centrally located in both the town of Canton and the county of St. Lawrence. The population was 5,882 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of St. Lawrence County...
, June 30, 1870, and moved to Bridgton, Maine, in 1871, where he was ordained a pastor of the Universalist Church. He moved to Newfields, New Hampshire
Newfields, New Hampshire
Newfields is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,680 at the 2010 census. The primary village in town, where 301 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Newfields census-designated place , and is located along New Hampshire Route 85 and the...
, in 1873, and subsequently, in 1875, to Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, pursuing his ministerial duties in both places. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
Congress.
McKinney was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress. He was elected to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1892, when instead he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Hampshire
Governor of New Hampshire
The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is the supreme executive magistrate of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.The governor is elected at the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Vermont, to hold...
.
He was the United States Minister to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
from 1893 to 1897, then returned to Bridgton, Maine, where he engaged in the furniture business. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1908. He was again pastor of the Universalist Church at Bridgton, where he served until his death on July 30, 1922. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.