Lee Lawrence McKinley (August 22, 1906 – November 12, 1986) was an American dentist and politician. McKinley was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Alaska in 1960 and again in 1966. He lost both times to incumbent Bob Bartlett. He also served one term in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives, from 1953 to 1955. He was one of a number of Republicans elected to that legislature who only served in that legislature, due to the differing attitudes of voters in the 1952 and 1954 elections.
Born and raised in Arkansas, McKinley practiced dentistry in Detroit, Michigan for over a decade before moving to the Territory of Alaska after World War II. Establishing an office in downtown Anchorage, he practiced in Anchorage for over three decades before retiring in 1981. Applying for a homestead on land in what is now Butte, Alaska, he cleared an airstrip on the property and began flying to rural communities throughout Alaska. He was one of a small handful of Anchorage-based doctors to take the initiative to provide their services to rural communities in this fashion (others included Milo Fritz, an ear, nose and throat doctor, and Lloyd Hines, an optometrist), in the years before Alaska's transportation and health care delivery networks allowed easy access to urban health care facilities. As a result of these exploits, McKinley became known as "The Flying Dentist".[1][2]
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^Gates, Nancy (2006). The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska. Alaska Northwest Books. p. 163. ISBN978-0-8824-0652-7.
^"Dr. Lee McKinley - the Flying Dentist of Alaska". YouTube.
mckinley, lawrence, mckinley, august, 1906, november, 1986, american, dentist, politician, mckinley, republican, nominee, senator, from, alaska, 1960, again, 1966, lost, both, times, incumbent, bartlett, also, served, term, alaska, territorial, house, represen. Lee Lawrence McKinley August 22 1906 November 12 1986 was an American dentist and politician McKinley was the Republican nominee for U S Senator from Alaska in 1960 and again in 1966 He lost both times to incumbent Bob Bartlett He also served one term in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 He was one of a number of Republicans elected to that legislature who only served in that legislature due to the differing attitudes of voters in the 1952 and 1954 elections Lee McKinleyMcKinley in 1960Personal detailsBornLee Lawrence McKinley 1906 08 22 August 22 1906DeQueen Arkansas U S DiedNovember 12 1986 1986 11 12 aged 80 Palmer Alaska U S Political partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Missouri Kansas City DDS Born and raised in Arkansas McKinley practiced dentistry in Detroit Michigan for over a decade before moving to the Territory of Alaska after World War II Establishing an office in downtown Anchorage he practiced in Anchorage for over three decades before retiring in 1981 Applying for a homestead on land in what is now Butte Alaska he cleared an airstrip on the property and began flying to rural communities throughout Alaska He was one of a small handful of Anchorage based doctors to take the initiative to provide their services to rural communities in this fashion others included Milo Fritz an ear nose and throat doctor and Lloyd Hines an optometrist in the years before Alaska s transportation and health care delivery networks allowed easy access to urban health care facilities As a result of these exploits McKinley became known as The Flying Dentist 1 2 References edit Gates Nancy 2006 The Alaska Almanac Facts about Alaska Alaska Northwest Books p 163 ISBN 978 0 8824 0652 7 Dr Lee McKinley the Flying Dentist of Alaska YouTube External links editLee McKinley at 100 Years of Alaska s LegislatureParty political officesPreceded byR E Robertson Republican nominee for U S Senator from Alaska Class 2 1960 1966 Succeeded byTed Stevens nbsp This article about an Alaska politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee McKinley amp oldid 1210038822, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
