Philip W. McKinney

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Philip Watkins McKinney (May 1, 1832-March 1, 1899) American politician who served as a Democratic Governor of Virginia from 1890 to 1894. McKinney served as a Confederate officer in the American Civil War in Co. K, 4th VA Cav., Capt. Philip W. McKinney's Co. He beat Republican William Mahone in the 1889 Virginia gubernatorial election.

He died in 1899. Interred at Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Virginia.

Preceded by:
Fitzhugh Lee
Governor of Virginia
1890–1894
Succeeded by:
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall