John Kee | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 5th congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – May 8, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Ike Shott |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Kee |
| Chairman of theHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 7, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Sol Bloom |
| Succeeded by | James P. Richards |
| Member of theWest Virginia Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office 1923–1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-08-22)August 22, 1874 Glenville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1951(1951-05-08) (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, includingJames |
| Alma mater | Glenville State Normal School West Virginia University |
John Kee (August 22, 1874 – May 8, 1951) was an American politician. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death inWashington, D.C., in 1951.
He was born inGlenville, West Virginia. He attendedGlenville State Normal School andWest Virginia University, where he was a member ofPhi Sigma Kappa, and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Kee was a member of theWest Virginia Senate 1923–1927 He was elected as a Democrat to theUnited States House of Representatives fromWest Virginia and served from March 4, 1933, until his death, serving theFifth Congressional District ofWest Virginia in the73rd through the82nd U.S. Congress. He was chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses.
A confidential 1943 analysis of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee byIsaiah Berlin for the BritishForeign Office stated that[1]
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.[2] 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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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 5th congressional district 1933–1951 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee 1949 – 1951 | Succeeded by |
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