| Thomas McKee | |
| Office1: | Superintendent of Indian affairs for the Northwestern District |
| Term Start1: | 1796 |
| Term End1: | 1800 |
| Office2: | Member of 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada for Kent |
| Term Start2: | 1797 |
| Term End2: | 1800 |
| Predecessor2: | François Baby |
| Successor2: | Thomas McCrae |
| Office3: | Member of 3rd Parliament of Upper Canada for Essex |
| Term Start3: | 1801 |
| Term End3: | 1804 |
| Predecessor3: | New - split from Suffolk & Essex |
| Successor3: | David Cowan |
| Birth Place: | Ohio Country, British America |
| Death Date: | 20 October 1814 |
| Death Place: | Île des Cascades, Lower Canada |
| Parents: | Alexander McKee (father) Nonhelema (mother) |
| Spouse: | unknown (1st) Thérèse Askin m. 1797 (2nd) |
| Children: | 1 son with Askin |
| Allegiance: | Great Britain |
| Battles: | Siege of Fort Recovery, War of 1812 |
| Rank: | Captain (British Army) Superintendent of Indian affairs Major (militia) |
| Branch: | British Army (1791-1806) British Indian Department (1797-1814) local militia (1807-1814) |
Thomas McKee (– 20 October 1814) was a British Army officer and politician.
McKee was born in the Ohio Country around 1770. He was the son of Alexander McKee (c. 1735–1799), an important official in the British Indian Department, and the grandson of Thomas McKee (c.1695–1769), a veteran of King George's War and the French and Indian War as well as a business associate of George Croghan. His great-grandfather Alexander McKee (d.1740) immigrated to Pennsylvania from County Antrim, Ireland, around 1707, and was a veteran of the Battle of the Boyne. His mother was a Shawnee woman. In 1788, the Ojibwa and Ottawa granted him a lease for Pelee Island for 999 years. In 1791, he became a member of the 60th Regiment of Foot of the British Army at Detroit. Three years later, he was part of the Siege of Fort Recovery.[1] eventually reaching the rank of Captain in 1796. In the same year, he became superintendent of Indian affairs for the Northwestern District. In 1797, he also became responsible for the Amherstburg region and he was elected to represent Kent in the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada. McKee was reelected in 1800 to represent Essex. Around 1806, his duties with the 60th Foot ended, he joined the local militia and served as a Major in the militia during the War of 1812. In 1814, he was accused of grave misconduct, having gotten drunk and allowed his native followers to become drunk and disorderly. During his life, he owned seven or eight slaves.[2]
He died near Île des Cascades in Lower Canada in 1814 while travelling to Montreal.