Edward Aloysius Kenney | |
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.jpg) Frontispiece of 1938'sEdward Aloysius Kenney, Late a Representative | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 27, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Angelo Cavicchia |
| Succeeded by | Frank C. Osmers Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1884-08-11)August 11, 1884 |
| Died | January 27, 1938(1938-01-27) (aged 53) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic |
Edward Aloysius Kenney (August 11, 1884 – January 27, 1938) was elected to three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew Jersey, serving from 1933 until 1938. He died in office following an accidental fall from a window.
Kenney was born on August 11, 1884, inClinton, Massachusetts, and attended thepublic schools. He graduated fromClinton High School in 1902. He then graduated fromWilliams College in 1906, and from the law department ofNew York University inNew York City in 1908.
He was admitted to theNew York State Bar Association in 1908 and commenced practice in New York City. He moved toCliffside Park, New Jersey, in 1916 and continued thepractice of law.[citation needed]
During theFirst World War he served as a member of the legal advisorydraft board of New Jersey in 1917.[citation needed]
He was judge of recorders court inCliffside Park, New Jersey, from 1919 to 1923.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey as an Independent in 1921, as aRepublican in 1923, and as aDemocrat in 1927.[1]
He became chairman of the Cliffside Park Housing Commission in 1922 and 1923 and was a member of the Republican county committee in 1925 and 1926.[citation needed]
Kenney was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-third,Seventy-fourth, andSeventy-fifthCongresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death inWashington, D.C., due to an accidental fall from a window of theCarleton Arms Hotel on January 27, 1938.
He is buried in St. John's Cemetery, Clinton, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 9th congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 27, 1938 | Succeeded by |
