John A. Key
| John Alexander Key | |
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Key in Washington, D.C. in 1914
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district |
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In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Carl C. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur W. Overmyer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Frank B. Willis |
| Succeeded by | R. Clint Cole |
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December 30, 1871 Marion, Ohio |
| Died | March 4, 1954 (aged 82) Marion, Ohio |
| Resting place | Marion Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Alexander Key (December 30, 1871 – March 4, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Marion, Ohio, Key attended the public schools. Learned the printer's trade. City letter carrier 1897-1903. Recorder of Marion County 1903-1908. Secretary to Representative Carl C. Anderson, of Ohio from 1908 to 1912.
Key was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919). He served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Sixty-third through Sixty-fifth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He engaged in the petroleum industry. He served as inspector of Federal prisons from 1934 until his retirement in 1941. He died in Marion, Ohio, March 4, 1954. He was interred in Marion Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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