Luther Franklin McKinney (April 25, 1841 – July 30, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Luther Franklin McKinney
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office
July 17, 1893 – December 6, 1896
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn T. Abbott
Succeeded byCharles Burdett Hart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byAlonzo Nute
Succeeded byHenry William Blair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byMartin Alonzo Haynes
Succeeded byAlonzo Nute
Personal details
BornApril 25, 1841
Newark, Ohio
DiedJuly 30, 1922(1922-07-30) (aged 81)
Bridgton, Maine
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of serviceAugust 5, 1861, - February 1863
RankSergeant
CommandsCompany D, 1st Ohio Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsCivil War

Born in Newark, Ohio, McKinney attended common and private schools. He taught school for a while. When the Civil War began, he enlisted in Company D, 1st Ohio Cavalry Regiment, serving from August 5, 1861, until February 1863, where he became a sergeant. He moved to Iowa in 1865, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also taught school until 1867.

He graduated from St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, June 30, 1870, and moved to Bridgton, Maine, in 1871, where he was ordained a pastor of the Universalist Church. He moved to Newfields, New Hampshire, in 1873, and subsequently, in 1875, to Manchester, pursuing his ministerial duties in both places. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress.

McKinney was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He was elected to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1892, when instead he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Hampshire.

He was the United States Minister to Colombia from 1893 to 1897, then returned to Bridgton, Maine, where he engaged in the furniture business. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1907 and 1908. He was again pastor of the Universalist Church at Bridgton, where he served until his death on July 30, 1922. He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Luther F. McKinney (id: M000526)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Charles H. Amsden
Democratic nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1892
Succeeded by
Henry O. Kent
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Colombia
July 17, 1893 - December 6, 1896
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Succeeded by