McKinney, Stewart

Stewart Brett McKinney, Congressman from Connecticut's Fourth District, was born in Pittsburgh, PA, 30 January 1931. He moved to Fairfield, CT as a child and made that community his home until moving to Westport in 1982. He was a resident of Green Farms, CT, until his death in Washington, D.C. on 7 May 1987.

He attended Fairfield Public Schools and Kent School . In 1953, he was one of 40 officers and enlisted men selected to attend the Dwight D. Eisenhower Citizen's Training Program at Columbia University . A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Mr. McKinney was honorably discharged in 1955 with the rank of sergeant. He attended Princeton University, and was a graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in American History in 1958.

Prior to his election to Congress, Mr. McKinney was president of CMF Tires Inc. He also owned Lantern Point Real Estate Development and Corcoran Associates .

McKinney served as a State Representative in Connecticut's General Assembly, 1966-1970 and was a minority leader of the State House of Representatives, 1969-1970. McKinney was first elected as a Republican from the 4th District to the 92nd Congress on 3 November 1970, and was re-elected 8 times, 1972-1986.

In the 100th Congress, McKinney served on the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; the Small Business Committee; and the District of Columbia Committee. He served as the ranking minority member of the Housing and Community Development subcommittee of the Banking Committee, and also served on both the Economic Stabilization and the Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance Subcommittees. On the Small Business Committee, he sat on the Subcommittee on General Oversight and the Economy. He was the senior Republican on the District of Columbia Committee, and his subcommittee assignments were Fiscal Affairs and Health, and Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mr. McKinney was married to the former Lucie Cunningham . He is survived by her and their five children— Stewart Jr., Lucie, Jean, Elizabeth McKinney Gaeta, and John.

Stewart B. McKinney (1931-1987) served as a Republican Congressman from the state of Connecticut from 1971 until his death in 1987. During his time in Congress, McKinney served as the ranking minority member of the House District of Columbia Committee. McKinney was the author of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act.

Stewart B. McKinney was a Republican Congressman from Connecticut's Fourth District, elected to the 92nd Congress on November 3, 1970 and re-elected 8 times from 1972-1986. McKinney served as a State Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly, 1966-1970 and was minority leader of the State House of Representatives, 1969-1970. McKinney was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 30, 1931. He lived in Fairfield as a child and moved to Westport in 1982. On his death May 7, 1987, McKinney was a resident of Green Farms, Connecticut.