Clinton D. McKinnon

Clinton D. McKinnon (1949)

Clinton Dotson McKinnon (born February 5, 1906 in Dallas , Texas , †  December 29, 2001 in La Jolla , California ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1953 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clinton McKinnon attended Palo Alto High School in California and then studied at Stanford University until 1924 . This was followed by further courses at the University of Redlands and the University of Geneva in Switzerland , which he completed in 1930. McKinnon worked full-time as a journalist. He was both a newspaper publisher and editor. A radio station was added later. In the meantime he was also the bank president. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1948 congressional election , McKinnon was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of California , where he succeeded Charles K. Fletcher on January 3, 1949 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1953 . These were shaped by the events of the Cold War and the Korean War . In Congress, McKinnon campaigned for various water projects in San Diego . In 1952, he renounced another candidacy for the US House of Representatives and instead sought unsuccessfully to nominate his party for the US Senate elections . In 1952 and 1956 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . Then he withdrew from politics. Clinton McKinnon died in La Jolla on December 29, 2001.

Web links

• Clinton D. McKinnon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)