1. John McKinley was a United States Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
14 Facts About John McKinley
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John McKinley established legal practice in Huntsville, and actively engaged in land speculation.
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John McKinley was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in August 1820.
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John McKinley was a Presidential Elector in the 1836 presidential election, casting his vote for Martin Van Buren.
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John McKinley was again elected to the US Senate in 1836, this time easily defeating Gabriel Moore.
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John McKinley did not remain in office long however, as he resigned in April 1837, to take a seat on the United States Supreme Court.
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John McKinley was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25,1837, by a voice vote.
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John McKinley was assigned to the ninth circuit, which encompassed the states of: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
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In 1821, John McKinley was appointed to serve on the original board of trustees for the University of Alabama and helped plan the campus design and curriculum.
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John McKinley was a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church of Florence, Alabama, where he was elected as an elder in 1826.
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John McKinley owned twelve slaves at the time of the 1850 census.
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John McKinley moved his family to Louisville, Kentucky soon after his appointment to the Supreme Court.
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John McKinley later died there on July 19,1852, at the age of 72, and is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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The community of John McKinley, Alabama is named in his honor.