Background
McKinney, Leon Ellington was born on September 10, 1930 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of James David and Mary Byrde (Morris) McKinney.
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Leon Ellington McKinney
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Student, East. Tennessee State, 1951. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1955. Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, United States Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, 1961.
Postgraduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, Washington, 1976.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1955, advanced through grades to colonel, 1975, retired, 1979. Assistant to president Arch Mineral Corporation, St. Louis, 1979-1982. President McKinney Associates, Ballwin, Missouri, since 1982.
Member executive committee St. Louis (Missouri) Port Advisory Council, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Member Society of America Military Engineers (president St. Louis chapter, 1977), Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, Stadium Club, St. Louis.
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Married Linda Loy Johnson, September 3, 1955. 1 child, Leon Ellington Junior.
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Political Party
Republican