Elizabeth Kee

Elizabeth Kee

Maude Elizabeth Kee (born June 7, 1895 in Radford , Virginia , † February 15, 1975 in Bluefield , West Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1965 she represented the fifth constituency of the state of West Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elizabeth Kee was born as Maude Elizabeth Simpkins. She attended both public and private schools in Montgomery County , Virginia, as well as schools in Roanoke , Washington, DC and Bluefield. She then wrote weekly articles in several West Virginia newspapers. She also became a sponsor of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled in Fishersville, Virginia.

From 1932 she worked as the secretary of her husband, Congressman John Kee . After his death in 1951, she was elected as the Democratic Party candidate to succeed her husband in the US House of Representatives. After six re-elections, she was able to exercise this mandate between July 17, 1951 and January 3, 1965. During this time the Korean War and the beginning of the Vietnam War fell . At that time, the 22nd , 23rd and 24th amendments to the Constitution were discussed and passed in Congress.

In 1964, Kee declined to run again. Her son James was then elected her successor. He represented the fifth district of West Virginia in Congress until its dissolution in 1973 .

Web links

• Elizabeth Kee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elizabeth Kee in the Databank Find a Grave (English)