Robert Kean
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Robert Winthrop Kean[1] (September 28, 1893; Elberon, New Jersey – September 21, 1980; Livingston, New Jersey) was a Republican politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty years.
Kean was the great-great-grandson of John Kean, a delegate to the Continental Congress, a nephew of U.S. Senator John Kean and son of Katharine Winthrop and Senator Hamilton Fish Kean. He graduated from St. Mark's School (1911) and Harvard University (1915), and was the father of former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean. He served in the National Guard and later in the United States Army during World War I earning the rank of lieutenant, the Silver Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross.
After the war, Kean worked in investment banking in New Jersey and New York City. In 1938 he was elected as a congressman representing New Jersey's 12th district. He served in that position for twenty years until his retirement from Congress in 1959.
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Kean University is named in honor of Robert Kean.
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- ^ "Kean" is pronounced "Kane."
[edit] References
- Robert Kean at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-01-26
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frank Towey |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th congressional district 1939 – 1959 |
Succeeded by George Wallhauser |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Howard Alexander Smith |
Republican Nominee for the U.S. Senate (Class 1) from New Jersey 1958 |
Succeeded by Bernard M. Shanley |
