John Kean Politician

John Kean (December 4, 1852 – November 4, 1914) was an American lawyer, banker and Republican Party politician from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1899 to 1911 and served two separate terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1883 to 1885, and from 1887 to 1889. A member of the Kean family of politicians, his great-grandfather, John Kean, had been a delegate to the Continental Congress for South Carolina, his brother was US Senator Hamilton Fish Kean, his nephew was US Representative Robert Winthrop Kean and his great-nephew was Governor Thomas Kean.

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John Kean
Birth dateDecember 04, 1852
Birth place
New Jersey , Elizabeth New Jersey
Date of deathNovember 04, 1914
Place of death
New Jersey , Elizabeth New Jersey
Profession
Politician

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officeUnited States Senator from New Jersey (Class 1)
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
relation
John Kean (South Carolina)
Robert Kean

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