Michael Kinney (January 13, 1875 – February 19, 1971) was a lawyer and state legislator in

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

. He served on the Missouri Senate for over 50 years. He succeeded his brother, Senator

Thomas Kinney Thomas Kinney (March 3, 1868 – May 15, 1912), nicknamed "Snake", was a Missouri state senator and organized crime figure in St. Louis in the early 20th century. He was one of the founding members of the infamous Egan's Rats gang. The Irish- ...

, who died in office in 1912. In 1968, Kinney was defeated for re-election by Raymond Howard. At the time of his defeat, he was the longest-serving elected official in Missouri, if not the United States. He died in 1971.

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1875 births 1971 deaths Democratic Party Missouri state senators {{Missouri-politician-stub