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John Kee

John Kee
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 5th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1933 – May 8, 1951
Preceded by Hugh Ike Shott
Succeeded by Elizabeth Kee
Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
In office
March 7, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Preceded by Sol Bloom
Succeeded by James P. Richards
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 7th district
In office
1923–1926
Personal details
Born (1874-08-22)August 22, 1874
Glenville, West Virginia
Died May 8, 1951(1951-05-08) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Kee
Children James Kee
Alma mater Glenville State Normal School
West Virginia University
Religion Episcopalian

John Kee (August 22, 1874 – May 8, 1951) was a U.S. Democratic politician serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1951.

He was born in Glenville, West Virginia. He attended Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Kee was a member of the West Virginia Senate 1923–1927 He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia and served from March 4, 1933 until his death, serving the Fifth Congressional District of West Virginia in the 73rd through the 82nd U.S. Congress.

A confidential 1943 analysis of the House Foreign Affairs Committee by Isaiah Berlin for the British Foreign Office stated that

Judge Kee has been in the House for ten years, and, while he has voted steadily for all the President's foreign policies, he is not either a forceful, influential or noticeably active member of the committee.

Kee died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 1951. His wife, Elizabeth Kee, succeeded him as U.S. Representative after winning a special election to replace him. She served until 1965 when she was succeeded by their son, James Kee, who served until 1973 when the 5th district was abolished.


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