McKinley, John

McKinley, John, a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to Kentucky; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Louisville, Ky.; moved to Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; member of the State house of representatives; elected as a Jackson Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Chambers and served from November 27, 1826, to March 3, 1831; moved to Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala.; elected to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); again elected to the United States Senate for the term beginning March 4, 1837, and resigned April 22, 1837, before qualifying; appointed by President Van Buren as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court April 22, 1837, and served until his death in Louisville, Ky., July 19, 1852; interment in Cave Hill Cemetery.