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Joseph McKenna

Republican · House · California · 1885–1893

Joseph McKenna was a Republican U.S. representative from California, serving 1885–1893. Cast 945 votes and missed 25.8%.

Years in Congress
4
Votes missed
25.8%
Born
1843
Died
1926

Biography

Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He is one of seventeen members of the House of Representatives who subsequently served on the Supreme Court (including two Chief Justices).

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Terms in office

  • House, California, 3rd District1885–1893 · Republican

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Capitol Receipts, “Joseph McKenna (R-CA), House 1885–1893,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/M000500/joseph-mckenna (accessed 2026-10-15).