Background
McGee was born in West Virginia and attended Wilberforce University.
McGee was born in West Virginia and attended Wilberforce University.
Ohio State University.
After serving in the United States Army, he received a law degree from Ohio State University. He served as a city commissioner and mayor of Dayton, Ohio. He was the first African-American mayor of Dayton and its longest-tenured mayor to date.
He was a Prince Hall Freemason, holding membership in Ancient Square Lodge Number.
In 1988, a major boulevard in Dayton was named for McGee. Formerly known as Western Avenue, in West Dayton, the road is now known as McGee Boulevard from McCall Avenue to Little Richmond Road.
McGee, a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was involved as a lawyer in several civil rights cases in the 1960s. 40 of Dayton, Ohio, and was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.