Background
John Kean was born on December 4, 1852 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. He was a son of John and Lucy Kean.
John Kean was born on December 4, 1852 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. He was a son of John and Lucy Kean.
John Kean studied in private schools and attended Yale College. He graduated from Columbia Law School in New York City in 1875.
John Kean represented New Jersey in the United States. 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. 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 4, 1885) to represent New Jersey"s 3rd congressional district, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884.
He was elected to the 50th United States Congress (March 4, 1887 - March 4, 1889), and again was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888.
He was named Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee in 1891, resigning the following year to run as the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey. He lost the 1892 gubernatorial race to Democrat George Theodore Werts.
He was elected to the United States Senate in 1899 and reelected in 1905, serving in the Senate from March 4, 1899 to March 4, 1911. He was chairman of the Committee on the Geological Survey (Fifty-seventh United States Congress) and Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses (Fifty-eighth United States Congress through Sixty-first United States Congress). After politics, he reengaged in banking in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
John Kean didn't have his own family.