Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Skip Navigation Links
  • LRL Home
    • >
  • Legislators Past & Present
    • >
  • Member Record
    • Legislators Past & Present Home

    McKee, Sr., John Henry

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1951-54 (District 62); Senate 1955-62 (District 62); Senate 1963-66 (District 64)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 11/10/1909
    Birth Place: Bemidji, Minnesota
    Birth County: Beltrami
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 5/4/1987
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Presbyterian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Bemidji
    Occupation (when first elected): Owner, McKee Funeral Home

    EDUCATION

    Bemidji Public Schools; Secondary;
    Bemidji State Teacher's College; Attended College;
    University of North Dakota; Attended College;
    University of Minnesota; College Graduate;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Norma
    Children: Two children: Mary Christine (daughter, she married Wendell Anderson who served as Minnesota Governor), John Henry Jr. (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Wendell Richard Anderson  - Son-in-Law

    GENERAL NOTES

    "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987)

    "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)

    "Mostly Republican politically, he'll caucus with the Senate conservatives." (Typewritten Profile, Source Unknown, 1955?)

    He was a member of the Elks and the Masons.

    He died at home from a heart attack in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Bemidji, Minnesota. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

    He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Bemidji, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by a typewritten profile.

    Most recent term photo
    Click to view
    Total Days Served: 5845

    SESSIONS SERVED

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1965
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Education
    • Elections and Reapportionment
    • Finance
    • Liquor Control (Chair)
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare
    • Rules and Legislative Expense

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1963
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Education
    • Elections and Reapportionment
    • Finance
    • Liquor Control (Chair)
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    term photo
    Click to view

    62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1961
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/4/1958
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/5/1959 to 1/6/1963
    Oath Date: 1/6/1959
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Education
    • Finance
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare

    61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1959
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/4/1958
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/5/1959 to 1/6/1963
    Oath Date: 1/6/1959
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Education
    • Finance
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare

    60th Legislative Session (1957-1958) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1957
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/2/1954
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/3/1955 to 1/4/1959
    Oath Date: 1/4/1955
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director and Funeral Home Owner/Summer Motel Operator, Lake Bemidji
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987). "Mostly Republican politically, he'll caucus with the Senate conservatives." (Typewritten Profile, Source Unknown, 1955?)
    Committees:
    • Aviation
    • Banks and Banking
    • Insurance
    • Military Affairs and Civil Defense
    • Public Domain
    • Public Health
    term photo
    Click to view

    59th Legislative Session (1955-1956)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1955
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/2/1954
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/3/1955 to 1/4/1959
    Oath Date: 1/4/1955
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Funeral Director and Funeral Home Owner/Summer Motel Operator, Lake Bemidji
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987). "Mostly Republican politically, he'll caucus with the Senate conservatives." (Typewritten Profile, Source Unknown, 1955?)
    Committees:
    • Aviation
    • Banks and Banking
    • Insurance
    • Military Affairs and Civil Defense
    • Public Domain
    • Public Health

    58th Legislative Session (1953-1954)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1953
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/5/1952
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
    Oath Date: 1/6/1953
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Owner, McKee Funeral Home
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus..." ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Claims
    • Health
    • Highways
    • Public Domain

    57th Legislative Session (1951-1952)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1951
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1950
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/1/1951 to 1/4/1953
    Oath Date: 1/2/1951
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Owner, McKee Funeral Home
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "McKee served 16 years in the state Legislature as a conservative." ("John McKee Dead at 77." Bemidji Pioneer, May 6, 1987). "McKee, a member of the Republican-oriented Conservative caucus…" ("John McKee, Former Legislator" Star Tribune, May 13, 1987)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Claims
    • Cooperatives
    • Highways
    • Public Domain
    term photo
    Click to view

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    Legislators Past & Present Home