Clinton D. McKinnon
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Clinton Dotson McKinnon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 23rd district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Charles K. Fletcher |
Succeeded by | Clyde Doyle |
Personal details | |
Born | La Jolla, California | February 5, 1906
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Redlands (B.A. 1930) |
Profession | Journalist Newspaper editor Publisher Bank president |
Clinton Dotson McKinnon (February 5, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was an American
Biography
McKinnon was born 1906 in
McKinnon and his wife Lucille had two sons, Clinton Daniel (Dan) and Michael Dean (Mike), and a daughter Connie.[1]
McKinnon was a journalist and owned newspapers in Texas and California.[1] He started local throwaway newspapers and sold ads to local merchants.
He organized the only daily newspaper to begin during
- "He was one of the guys-very different from your standard publisher. At the company picnics, he would be pitching softballs. He would come through the newsroom and he would know the names of your kids and which ones had been sick."
McKinnon sold the paper in 1947, before running for Congress, and it was eventually absorbed into the Tribune.[1]
Time described McKinnon as: "a jockey-sized little fireball with unruly black hair and bounding energy."
McKinnon was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1948, defeating Republican incumbent Charles K. Fletcher, founder of Home Federal Savings and Loan.[1] During the campaign, McKinnon hogged the stage for 15 min, keeping President Truman from speaking to the crowd waiting for him. Later in Washington, McKinnon apologized to Truman, and Truman glared back at McKinnon, then said: "Well, you got elected, didn't you? That's the only thing that matters."
McKinnon served until 1953. In Congress, he fought for water projects for San Diego.
McKinnon preferred to be known as a journalist than a politician.[citation needed] His other ventures included the La Jolla Light, Coronado Journal, and radio station KSDJ (now KCBQ).
McKinnon died 2001 December 29 in
His son Michael D. is the majority stockholder in McKinnon Broadcasting, owner of San Diego Home & Garden Lifestyles Magazine, and a former Texas state legislator (1972–1976).[3] His son C. Dan was the former owner of KSON radio, is a minority stockholder in McKinnon Broadcasting, ran for congress as a Republican in 1980, and was national campaign chairman of the Duncan Hunter for President campaign in 2008.[4]
See also
- Bowman-Lamb, Molly. Clinton McKinnon and The New Voice for San Diego: San Diego Journal, History thesis, University of San Diego, 1996.
- "Member of Congress, newspaper owner dies. He was last representative of entire county of San Diego", The San Diego Union-Tribune, December 30, 2001, by Steve La Rue. Obituary includes portrait.
- "Out of the Valley", November 2, 1942, and "PM for Post Mortem", March 22, 1948, Time magazine
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Clinton McKinnon, 95; Publisher, Congressman LA Times. Myrna Oliver. 01/01/02. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^ Washington Post Obituary Washington Post. 06/01/02. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^ San Diego Home and Garden Lifestyles Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Website
- ^ Duncan Hunter @ CNN.com
External links
- "Chapter 4: The City—the End of One Civic Dream", History of San Diego (1977) by Richard Pourade. Describes Journal during the war.
- United States Congress. "Clinton D. McKinnon (id: M000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.