George C. McKee

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(October 2, 1837 — November 17, 1890) McKee was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. George Colin McKee was born in Joliet, Illinois and attended Knox College and Lombard College in Illinois. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1858. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army with the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Afterwards, he moved to Mississippi where he practiced law and became a planter. McKee was the register in bankruptcy in 1867 and served in the State constitutional convention in 1868. He presented his credentials to the Fortieth Congress but was never admitted to take a seat. He was reelected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000494]

Member of Mississippi Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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