McKee, George C., Papers 1865-1883

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McKee, George C., Papers 1865-1883

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The George C. McKee Papers, 1865-1883, primarily comprise of correspondence and speeches which document debates over Reconstruction, black suffrage, and other issues in the post-war recovery of Mississippi.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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McKee, George Colin, 1837-1890

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Born in Joliet, Illinois, George C. McKee (1837-1890) studied law Knox College and Lombard College before practicing in Centralia, Illinois. He served in the Civil War with the 11th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry, fighting at both Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. Following the war, McKee resumed his law practice in Vicksburg, Mississippi as well as planting cotton in Hinds County. He held local offices until being elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1869 and serving u...