John Kean (New Jersey)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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| Preceded by | Miles Ross |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
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| Succeeded by | Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer |
| United States Senator from New Jersey (Class 1) | |
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In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | James Smith, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Edgar Martine |
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December 4, 1852 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Died | November 4, 1914 (aged 61) Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations |
Thomas Kean, grandnephew John Kean, great-grandfather Hamilton Fish Kean, brother Robert Winthrop Kean, nephew |
| Profession | 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.
Born at Liberty Hall at present-day Kean University, then called "Ursino", near Elizabeth, New Jersey, he studied in private schools and attended Yale College. He graduated from the Columbia Law School, New York City, in 1875, and was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1877, but did not engage in extensive practice.
He worked in banking and manufacturing before entering politics. He was elected as a Republican to the 48th United States Congress (March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885) to represent New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884.
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