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George R. McKay
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the Calhoun County 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1865 – December 31, 1866
Preceded byAbner Pratt
Succeeded byHarvey Randall
Personal details
Born1817
Caledonia, New York
DiedMarch 21, 1890 (aged 72–73)
Marengo, Michigan
Political partyRepublican (before 1872)
Democratic (After 1872)

George R. McKay (1817 – March 21, 1890) was a Michigan politician.

Early life

McKay was born in 1817 in Caledonia, New York. In 1852, McKay moved to Marengo, Michigan, where bought a farm to live on.[1][2]

Career

On November 8, 1864, McKay was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where he represented the Calhoun County 2nd district from January 4, 1865 to December 31, 1866. McKay was an influential member of the Grange. McKay was a Republican until 1872, when he became a Democrat.[1]

Personal life

McKay was widowed upon his wife's death in 1879.[1]

Later life and death

At some point, McKay moved to Chicago and Kansas. He moved back to Marengo, Michigan in 1888. McKay died in Marengo on March 21, 1890.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Legislator Details - George R. McKay". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2.


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