Philip W. McKinney

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Portrait of Governor McKinney
Portrait of Governor McKinney

Philip Watkins McKinney (May 1, 1832-March 1, 1899) American politician who served as a Democratic Governor of Virginia from 1890 to 1894. McKinney served as a Confederate officer in the American Civil War in Company K, 4th Virginia Cavalry. He beat Republican William Mahone in the 1889 Virginia gubernatorial election.

He died in 1899 and was interred at Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Virginia.

Preceded by
Fitzhugh Lee
Governor of Virginia
1890–1894
Succeeded by
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall