William McKinlay was a prosperous tailor and state legislator in Charleston, South Carolina. [1]
McKinlay was a free man of color from Charleston. [2] He also had Scottish ancestry. [3]
He and his brothers Archibald and George owned a tailoring business. [3] He and Archibald owned the McKinlay Building on Market Street and other properties. [4] He was also a director of Enterprise Railroad. [5]
He was elected a delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention in Charleston. [2] He was appointed to the Charleston City Council in 1868 then elected to the council in November of the same year. He was also elected to the council in 1873. [6]
He was elected to serve in the state legislature during the 1868 term.
McKinlay was a member of the Brown Fellowship Society. [1] He purchased slaves to allow them to live freely even as the law recognized them as his property. At one point the city posted the sale a girl that was his property to satisfy taxes owed. A response was soon after posted that she was free and would not be sold. [7]
He was married to Sarah Jane McKinlay. [8] He died intestate in 1872. [8]
William McKinlay was a prosperous tailor and state legislator in Charleston, South Carolina. [1]
McKinlay was a free man of color from Charleston. [2] He also had Scottish ancestry. [3]
He and his brothers Archibald and George owned a tailoring business. [3] He and Archibald owned the McKinlay Building on Market Street and other properties. [4] He was also a director of Enterprise Railroad. [5]
He was elected a delegate to the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention in Charleston. [2] He was appointed to the Charleston City Council in 1868 then elected to the council in November of the same year. He was also elected to the council in 1873. [6]
He was elected to serve in the state legislature during the 1868 term.
McKinlay was a member of the Brown Fellowship Society. [1] He purchased slaves to allow them to live freely even as the law recognized them as his property. At one point the city posted the sale a girl that was his property to satisfy taxes owed. A response was soon after posted that she was free and would not be sold. [7]
He was married to Sarah Jane McKinlay. [8] He died intestate in 1872. [8]