John Kean (politician, 1852)

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John Kean

John Kean (born December 4, 1852 in Elizabeth , New Jersey , †  November 4, 1914 ibid) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of New Jersey in both chambers of Congress .

John Kean came from a well-known family of politicians. His great-grandfather John Kean took part in the meetings of the Continental Congress as a delegate from South Carolina , and his younger brother Hamilton would later follow him as a US Senator . His nephew Robert Kean was also a member of the US House of Representatives from New Jersey , and his great-nephew Thomas Kean became governor of the state.

John Kean was born on "Ursino", his family's estate in Union County . He attended private schools and later, the Yale College , before he in 1875 his law degree from the Law School of Columbia University in New York made. Two years later he was inducted into the New Jersey Bar; however, he pursued his legal work only very sporadically. Instead, he worked in banking and manufacturing.

Kean also embarked on a political career as a Republican. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882, to which he served during the 48th Congress from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. In 1884 he missed re-election when he was defeated by Democrat Robert Stockton Green . Two years later he returned to Congress, which he again had to leave after another election defeat on March 3, 1889.

In 1891, Kean took over the chairmanship of his party in New Jersey. The Republicans put him up as a candidate for state governor in 1892, but he lost 47.4 percent of the vote to the Democrat, who got 49.7 percent. As a result, he worked in a commission that should overhaul the judicial system of New Jersey. In 1898, Kean was finally elected to the US Senate, where he remained after confirmation in 1905 from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1911. During this time he chaired the Committee on the Geological Survey and the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses .

After the end of his political career, John Kean worked in the banking industry. He died on the Ursino estate and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside . The parish of Keansburg in Monmouth County was named in Kean's honor after he had campaigned in 1884 for the formerly Granville location to have its first post office.

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