Born in New London, Iowa, October 10, 1889, the son of Emma (Morrow) and John Q. McKinnon. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California, August 19, 1957. Mr. McKinnon married Emma Meade of Morning Sun and they had two children, a son Ralph and a daughter Muriel. Mr. McKinnon was educated in the public schools of Henry County. He farmed south of New London on the Lowell road and had other business interests. Mr. McKinnon served in the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth General Assemblies of the State of Iowa. He was a Democrat. While serving his second term, Governor Clyde L. Herring appointed him to the Highway Commission which he later served as chairman. His term expired in 1939. He then became a salesman for road machinery and continued in this business and lived in New London. Due to his wife's health they moved to Arizona in 1944. Remaining there for two years, they moved to California in 1946. Source: Journal of the House, January 11, 1965

Born in New London, Iowa, October 10, 1889, the son of Emma (Morrow) and John Q. McKinnon. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California, August 19, 1957. Mr. McKinnon married Emma Meade of Morning Sun and they had two children, a son Ralph and a daughter Muriel. Mr. McKinnon was educated in the public schools of Henry County. He farmed south of New London on the Lowell road and had other business interests. Mr. McKinnon served in the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth General Assemblies of the State of Iowa. He was a Democrat. While serving his second term, Governor Clyde L. Herring appointed him to the Highway Commission which he later served as chairman. His term expired in 1939. He then became a salesman for road machinery and continued in this business and lived in New London. Due to his wife's health they moved to Arizona in 1944. Remaining there for two years, they moved to California in 1946. Source: Journal of the House, January 11, 1965