Charles E. McKinney Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1821-1822 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	CHARLES E. McKINNEY, who has been president of the Sioux Falls 
National Bank from the time of its organization and who has been a 
resident of the city for nearly a quarter of a century, claims the old 
Keystone state as the place of his nativity, having been born in 
Ulster, Bradford county, Pennsylvania, on the 16th of March, 1858, and 
being a son of Russel and Elizabeth McKinney, the father being a farmer 
by vocation. The subject worked on the farm during his youth. After 
completing the limited curriculum of the district schools he was 
matriculated in Cook Academy, at Havana, that state, which he attended 
for three years, going from there to Colgate Academy, Hamilton, New 
York, where he was graduated in 1878. He took one year at Madison 
University, also one year in the law department of Michigan University, 
at Ann Arbor. In 1880 Mr. McKinney located in the city of Detroit, 
Michigan. In November, 1880, he came to Sioux Falls, which was then but 
a frontier village. Here he became a member of the firm of Easton, 
McKinney & Scougel, and they established banks in Sioux Falls, Yankton 
and Dell Rapids. In December, 1882, Mr. McKinney further showed his 
sagacity and enterprising spirit by effecting the organization of the 
Sioux Falls National Bank, one of the early institutions of the sort in 
the state and one that has had a history of successful operations, and 
most able and conservative management. He was made president of the 
bank at the time of its incorporation and has ever since continued as 
its chief executive, while the prosperity and prestige which mark the 
institution are due in large measure to his wise counsel and the 
discriminating business policy which he has enforced in his official 
capacity. Mr. McKinney was admitted to the bar of the territory of 
Dakota, in 1889, but has given but little attention to active 
professional work. A previously published sketch of his career has 
spoken of him as follows: "Mr. McKinney has always been an active, 
enterprising, energetic citizen, occasionally taking a hand in local 
and state politics, but devoting his time principally to financial 
matters, in which he has the reputation of being coolheaded and 
successful. He has been a member of the board of education of his home 
city and was a member of the commission appointed to adjust the 
financial matters between North and South Dakota when they assumed 
statehood. In 1891-2 he was one of the railroad commissioners of South 
Dakota." In 1902 he was appointed by President Roosevelt a member of 
the United States mint commissioners. It may be further stated that Mr. 
McKinney is a staunch advocate of the principles and policies of the 
Republican party, in whose cause he has ever shown a deep interest.

	Mr. McKinney was married in December, 1880, to Miss Allie A. 
Waterman, of Coldwater, Michigan. Fraternally he is a Mason and has 
attained all the York and Scottish-rite degrees, and he also belongs to 
the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Benevolent and Protective 
Order of Elks.