Member Biography

Samuel McKinley 

Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1873       28 Republican
1874       28 Republican
1875       47 Republican

Biography

1826 - 11/07/1899


Samuel McKinley (R28) Lawrence, Mercer and Venango Counties 1873-1874 (R47) Lawrence and Mercer Counties 1875.

Early Life:

Samuel McKinley, born circa 1826, Pennsylvania; druggist; lumberman; shoe salesman; elected, Republican (Union), Pennsylvania State House of Representative, 1865-1866; not a candidate for reelection, 1866; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1873-1875; orange grove farmer; died, November 7, 1899, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; interment, Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican (Union), Pennsylvania State House of Representative, 1865-1866; not a candidate for reelection, 1866. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 28th district, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango Counties, 1873-1874, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 47th district, Lawrence and Mercer Counties, 1875.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M"Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Samuel McKinley (1827-1899) - Find a Grave Memorial