Douglas McKay

Douglas McKay
35th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office January 21, 1953 – April 15, 1956
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Oscar L. Chapman
Succeeded by	Fred A. Seaton
25th Governor of Oregon
In office January 10, 1949 – December 27, 1952
Preceded by	John Hall
Succeeded by	Paul L. Patterson
Personal details
Born	James Douglas McKay (1893-06-24)June 24, 1893 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	July 22, 1959(1959-07-22) (aged 66) Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mabel Hill ​ (m. 1917)​
Children	3
Education	Oregon State University, Corvallis
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I

James Douglas McKay (June 24, 1893 – July 22, 1959) was an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in World War I before going into business, where he was most successful as a car dealership owner in Salem. A Republican, he served as a city councilor and mayor of Salem before election to the Oregon State Senate. McKay served four terms in the state senate, also served stateside with the rank of major in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was then elected as the twenty-fifth governor of Oregon in 1948. He left that office before the end of his term when he was selected as the thirty-fifth U.S. Secretary of the Interior during the Eisenhower administration. McKay's conservative policies were denounced by environmentalists; they forced his resignation in 1956.