Duncan E. McKinlay | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore A. Bell |
| Succeeded by | William Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1862-10-06)October 6, 1862 Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 30, 1914(1914-12-30) (aged 52) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney, carriage painter |
Duncan E. McKinlay (October 6, 1862 – December 30, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1905 to 1911.
Born inOrillia,Ontario,Canada, McKinlay attended the common schools. He later learned the trade of carriage painting and worked inFlint, Michigan, andSan Francisco,Sacramento, andSanta Rosa,California. After studying law, he wasadmitted to the bar by theSupreme Court of California in 1892 and commenced practice in Santa Rosa. He served as second assistantUnited States attorney at San Francisco from 1901–1904, and first assistant United States attorney from 1904–1905.
McKinlay was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-ninth,Sixtieth, andSixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). He was unsuccessful for renomination to Congress in 1910. After McKinlay's defeat, PresidentWilliam Howard Taft appointed him United States surveyor of customs for the port of San Francisco. He died inBerkeley, California on December 30, 1914, and was interred in Sunset View Cemetery in nearbyEl Cerrito.
McKinlay was an avowed supporter of theGeary Act restricting Chinese immigration. At the Chinese Exclusion Convention in 1901, he led the speakers with the "Legal Aspects of the Chinese Question", lauded by theSan Francisco Call as a "brilliant address". He concluded the speech calling for a renewal of the Geary Act which would "guard and protect [us] from the blighting curse of Asiatic immigration".[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duncan E. McKinlay | 22,873 | 49.2 | |||
| Democratic | Theodore A. Bell (incumbent) | 21,640 | 46.6 | |||
| Socialist | J. H. White | 1,524 | 3.3 | |||
| Prohibition | Eli P. LaCell | 431 | 0.9 | |||
| Total votes | 46,468 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) | 23,411 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | W. A. Beard | 20,262 | 44.8 | |
| Socialist | A. J. Gaylord | 1,524 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 45,197 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) | 28,627 | 57.5 | |
| Democratic | W. K. Hays | 19,193 | 38.5 | |
| Socialist | A. J. Gaylord | 2,003 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 49,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 2nd congressional district 1905–1911 | Succeeded by |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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