John Kee
John Kee | |
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office March 7, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Sol Bloom |
Succeeded by | James P. Richards |
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 7th district | |
In office 1923–1926 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Glenville, West Virginia, U.S. | August 22, 1874
Died | May 8, 1951 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Glenville State Normal School West Virginia University |
John Kee (August 22, 1874 – May 8, 1951) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1951.
Biography
He was born in
A confidential 1943 analysis of the
Judge Kee has been in the House for ten years, and, while he has voted steadily for all the President's foreign policies, he is not either a forceful, influential or noticeably active member of the committee.
Kee died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 1951.[2] His wife, Elizabeth Kee, succeeded him as U.S. Representative after winning a special election to replace him. She served until 1965 when she was succeeded by their son, James Kee, who served until 1973 when the 5th district was abolished.
See also
- United States congressional delegations from West Virginia
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
References
- JSTOR 4634869. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Rep. John Kee, Glenville Graduate, Dies Suddenly" (PDF). Glenville Mercury. May 15, 1951. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
Sources
- United States Congress. "John Kee (id: K000039)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Kee at The Political Graveyard
- Memorial services held in the House of Representatives together with remarks presented in eulogy of John Kee, late a representative from West Virginia
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