Samuel McKee (November 5, 1833 – December 11, 1898) was a

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from Kentucky.

Early life

Born near

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, McKee attended the common schools. He was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1857, and the Cincinnati Law School in 1858. He was admitted to the bar.

Career

McKee commenced practice in

, in 1858. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a

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in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. McKee was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He successfully contested as a Republican the election of

John D. Young John Duncan Young (September 22, 1823 – December 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owi ...

to the Fortieth Congress and served from June 22, 1868, to March 3, 1869. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868. He served as delegate to the Southern Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He worked as a pension agent in Louisville, Kentucky from 1869 to 1871. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Louisville, Kentucky on December 11, 1898. He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

References

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