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{{Short description|American politician}}
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Born on a farm near Elizabeth, [[Woodbine Township, Illinois]], Mckenzie attended the common schools, and the normal school at [[Valparaiso, Indiana]].
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He taught school in Jo Daviess County for six years.
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John C. McKenzie
| image name = JohnCMcKenzie.jpg
| state = [[Illinois]]
| district = [[Illinois's 13th congressional district|13th]]
| term_start = March 4, 1911
| term_end = March 4, 1925
| preceded = [[Frank Orren Lowden|Frank O. Lowden]]
| succeeded = [[William Richard Johnson|William R. Johnson]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|02|18|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Elizabeth, Illinois]] U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|09|17|1860|02|18|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Elizabeth, Illinois]] U.S.
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse= Jessie I. Laign (m. 1917)<ref>
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'''John Charles McKenzie''' (February 18, 1860 – September 17, 1941) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Illinois]].

Born on a farm near [[Elizabeth, Illinois|Elizabeth, Woodbine Township, Illinois]] to a [[Scotland|Scottish]] immigrant father,<ref>
{{citation |url= https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WW-QCV |title= United States Census, 1870 |website= [[FamilySearch]] |access-date=April 12, 2018 }}</ref> McKenzie attended the common schools, and the normal school at [[Valparaiso, Indiana]].
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He taught school in [[Jo Daviess County, Illinois]] for six years.
He engaged in the grain, flour, and feed business.
He engaged in the grain, flour, and feed business.
He studied law.
He studied law.
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He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896.
He served as member of Illinois Claims Commission 1896-1900.
He served as member of Illinois Claims Commission 1896-1900.
He served in the State senate from 1900 until his resignation on [[May 11]], [[1911]], and was president pro tempore 1903-1905.
He served in the State senate from 1900 until his resignation on May 11, 1911, and was president pro tempore 1903-1905.


Mckenzie was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[62nd United States Congress|Sixty-second]] and to the six succeeding Congresses ([[March 4]], [[1911]]-[[March 3]], [[1925]]).
Mckenzie was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[62nd United States Congress|Sixty-second]] and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs ([[68th United States Congress|Sixty-eighth]] Congress).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs ([[68th United States Congress|Sixty-eighth]] Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924.
He was appointed in 1925 a member of the commission to report the most practical method of utilizing the nitrate plant at [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama]].
He was appointed in 1925 a member of the commission to report the most practical method of utilizing the nitrate plant at [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama]].
He resumed the practice of his profession in [[Elizabeth, Illinois]], until his death in that city on [[September 17]], [[1941]].
He resumed the practice of his profession in [[Elizabeth, Illinois]], until his death in that city on September 17, 1941.
He was interred in Elizabeth Cemetery.
He was interred in Elizabeth Cemetery.


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Latest revision as of 01:18, 8 December 2024

John C. McKenzie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1925
Preceded byFrank O. Lowden
Succeeded byWilliam R. Johnson
Personal details
Born(1860-02-18)February 18, 1860
Elizabeth, Illinois U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1941(1941-09-17) (aged 81)
Elizabeth, Illinois U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJessie I. Laign (m. 1917)[1]

John Charles McKenzie (February 18, 1860 – September 17, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born on a farm near Elizabeth, Woodbine Township, Illinois to a Scottish immigrant father,[2] McKenzie attended the common schools, and the normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana. He taught school in Jo Daviess County, Illinois for six years. He engaged in the grain, flour, and feed business. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced the practice of his profession in Elizabeth, Illinois. He served as director of the Elizabeth Exchange Bank. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1892-1896. He served as member of Illinois Claims Commission 1896-1900. He served in the State senate from 1900 until his resignation on May 11, 1911, and was president pro tempore 1903-1905.

Mckenzie was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (Sixty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924. He was appointed in 1925 a member of the commission to report the most practical method of utilizing the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He resumed the practice of his profession in Elizabeth, Illinois, until his death in that city on September 17, 1941. He was interred in Elizabeth Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "John C. McKenzie (id: M000506)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", FamilySearch, retrieved April 12, 2018
  2. ^ "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, retrieved April 12, 2018

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