Isaac McKim

Isaac McKim
Born	(1775-07-21)July 21, 1775 Baltimore, Province of Maryland, British America
Died	April 1, 1838(1838-04-01) (aged 62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Politician, Merchant
Known for	U.S. Representative from Maryland; owner of the Baltimore clipper AnnMcKim
Spouse	Ann McKim (??-Jan 16, 1875)
Children	None
Parent	John McKim
Relatives	William Duncan (brother); John McKim Jr. (cousin); Alexander McKim (uncle);

Isaac McKim (July 21, 1775 – April 1, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland,^[1] nephew of Alexander McKim. McKim's five terms as a Congressman saw him change parties three times (from Republican to Jackson Republican to Jacksonian).

McKim was born in Baltimore in the Province of Maryland. He attended the public schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Smith.^[2]

After the war, McKim served as a member of the Maryland Senate from December 4, 1821, until January 8, 1823, when he resigned.

McKim was elected as a Democrat to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Smith. On the same day, McKim was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect Smith and served from January 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. After Congress, McKim served as one of the original directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.^[3] from 1827 until 1831.

McKim returned to Congress, elected as a

, on April 1, 1838. He was interred in the burying ground of St. Paul's Church.

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McKim was a "wealthy sea-dog and merchant"^[4] and a leader in the commercial and industrial life of Baltimore. He owned a fleet of merchant ships.

Among other businesses he had a copper warehouse on Gay street in Baltimore,^[5] and operated a steam flour mill.^[3]

In 1832, he contracted the

, which he named in honor of his wife. It served to refine the design of many of clippers built over the next 25 years.

Legacy

Isaac McKim finished the building of the first free school in the U.S., McKim Free School, started by his father John McKim.^[6]

In 1837,

There is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery.

References

External links

• United States Congress. "Isaac McKim (id: M000516)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Smith	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th congressional district 1823–1825	Succeeded by John Barney
Preceded by John Tolley Hood Worthington	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th congressional district 1833–1835	Succeeded by George Corbin Washington
Preceded by James P. Heath	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th congressional district 1835–1838	Succeeded by John P. Kennedy