Samuel McKee (1774)

Samuel McKee (1774)

Samuel McKee (October 13, 1774 - October 16, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Lexington, Augusta (now Rockbridge) County, Virginia, McKee was graduated from Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia, in 1794.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced practice in Somerset, Kentucky.He served as surveyor of Pulaski County.He moved to Lancaster, Kentucky, in 1807 and continued the practice of law.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1802-1808.

McKee was elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1817).He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Thirteenth Congress).He served in the War of 1812 on the staff of General Harrison.He after the war resumed the practice of his profession in Lancaster.He was appointed by President Monroe a member of the commission to clear the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers of obstructions and served until his death in Hickman County, Kentucky, on October 16, 1826.He was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.

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