John C. McKenzie

John C. McKenzie

John Charles McKenzie (born February 18, 1860 in Elizabeth , Illinois , †  September 17, 1941 there ) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1925 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John McKenzie attended the common schools and then the Normal School in Valparaiso ( Indiana ). He then taught as a teacher in Jo Daviess County for six years . Then he worked in the grain and flour business. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1890, he began to work in Elizabeth in this profession. He also became a director of the Elizabeth Exchange Bank . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1892 and 1896 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . From 1896 to 1900 McKenzie was a member of the Illinois Claims Commission . He then sat in the State Senate between 1900 and 1911 . From 1903 to 1905 he was its president.

In the 1910 congressional election , McKenzie was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Frank Orren Lowden on March 4, 1911 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1925 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. McKenzie headed the Military Committee from 1923 to 1925.

In 1924 McKenzie waived another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on September 17, 1941 in Elizabeth, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John C. McKenzie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. McKenzie in the database of Find a Grave (English)