John A. Key

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John A. Key (1914)

John Alexander Key (born December 30, 1871 in Marion , Ohio , †  March 4, 1954 ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1919 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Key attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. Between 1897 and 1903 he was a postman in his hometown; from 1903 to 1908 he was employed as a recorder with the administration of Marion County . He then served as secretary to Congressman Carl C. Anderson between 1908 and 1912 . Like him, Key was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1912 congressional election , Key was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Anderson on March 4, 1913. After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1919 . From 1915 he represented the eighth district of his state there as the successor to Frank B. Willis . The First World War fell during his time as a congressman . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the nationwide introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators . During his three terms in Congress, Key chaired the Committee on Pensions . In 1918 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Key worked in the oil industry. From 1934 to 1941 he was an inspector for the federal penal institutions; then he retired. He died on March 4, 1954 in Marion, where he was buried.

Web links

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  • John A. Key in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)