Joseph V. McKee

Joseph Vincent McKee, Sr. (born August 8, 1889 in the Bronx , New York , † January 28, 1956 in New York City ) was an American politician and temporarily acting mayor of New York City .

Life and political career

The grave of Joseph V. McKee in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery

McKee married Cornelia Kraft on November 27, 1918. Between 1918 and 1923 he was an MP for the 7th constituency for the Bronx County of the New York State Assembly . From 1924 to 1926 McKee was a judge in the city court. He then became chairman of the New York City Board of Aldermen under Mayor Jimmy Walker .

After Mayor Walker's resignation, McKee was named acting mayor of the city on September 1, 1932. Walker had resigned because of a scandal and fled to Europe for some time because of the threat of criminal prosecution. McKee ran in the following special election in November 1932 as a write-in candidate, but was defeated by John P. O'Brien , who then filled the remainder of Walker's incomplete term. McKee's interim term ended on December 31, 1932.

In November 1933 McKee ran again for the office of mayor. He ran for the Recovery Party , but neither he nor the Democratic candidate O'Brien could prevail against Fiorello LaGuardia , the candidate of the Republican-City Fusion Party .

McKee served as a New York State delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944 . He died of a heart attack in 1956 at the age of 66 and was buried in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery , where both his immediate predecessor Walker and his immediate successor O'Brien found their final resting place.

Remarks

↑ According to the information in his sample documents for the First World War
^ ^A ^b Joseph V. McKee is Dead (English) , The New York Times . January 29, 1956. "Joseph V. McKee, Acting Mayor of New York for four months when James J. Walker resigned under fire in 1932, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home, 625 Park Avenue . His age was 66. "
^ Joseph V. McKee (English) , The New York Times . January 1, 1933. "New York City celebrated its real New Year's on September 2. On that day Mayor Walker resigned and Joseph V. McKee became Acting Mayor. He owes much to his predecessor. The regime of the easy-going gentleman now writing his reminiscences on the Riviera furnished the perfect foil for his successor. "

predecessor	Office	successor
	Member of the New York State Assembly for the 7th constituency of Bronx County 1918–1923
Jimmy Walker	Mayor of New York City 1932	John P. O'Brien

personal data
SURNAME	McKee, Joseph V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McKee, Joseph Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 8, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bronx , New York
DATE OF DEATH	January 28, 1956
Place of death	New York City , New York

[1] According to the information in his sample documents for the First World War

[NYT1-2] A ^b Joseph V. McKee is Dead (English) , The New York Times . January 29, 1956. "Joseph V. McKee, Acting Mayor of New York for four months when James J. Walker resigned under fire in 1932, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home, 625 Park Avenue . His age was 66. "

[3] Joseph V. McKee (English) , The New York Times . January 1, 1933. "New York City celebrated its real New Year's on September 2. On that day Mayor Walker resigned and Joseph V. McKee became Acting Mayor. He owes much to his predecessor. The regime of the easy-going gentleman now writing his reminiscences on the Riviera furnished the perfect foil for his successor. "