of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge property to the Army. However, he also advocated building a dam at Echo Park which would have flooded Dinosaur National Monument. In Oregon, he allowed a mining company to harvest timber; for that, his critics dubbed him, "Giveaway McKay." He also supported Indian termination policy in 1954. Liberals and environmentalists strongly denounced him and he resigned in disgust. In 1954, McKay was featured on the cover of the edition of August 23 of Time. Later years and legacy At the urging of Eisenhower, McKay resigned March 9, 1956, effective April 15, 1956, to challenge incumbent Wayne Morse for his seat in the United States Senate. He lost a fierce campaign, in no small measure because of the opposition he had engendered among Oregon conservation groups. Eisenhower replaced the more conservative McKay at Interior with a Moderate Republican, Fred Andrew Seaton, a former short-term senator from Nebraska. He died of heart attack in Salem, Oregon, at the age of sixty-six, and was interred at Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem. Salem's Douglas McKay High School, built in 1979, bears his name. References External links Guide to the Douglas McKay papers at the University of Oregon 1893 births 1959 deaths Governors of Oregon United States Secretaries of the Interior Oregon state senators Oregon State University alumni Portland, Oregon Republicans Mayors of Salem, Oregon Oregon city council members United States Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Oregon Eisenhower administration cabinet members 20th-century American politicians Republican Party governors of Oregon