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Kean, John
1852 - Born at "Ursino" near Elizabeth, New Jersey on the 4th of December.
1875 - Graduated from the Columbia Law School, New York City.
1877 - Admitted to the New Jersey bar, but did not engage in extensive practice.
1884 - Kean played a key part in helping the town, at the time called Granville, to obtain its first post office. During that year, the name Keansburg was adopted.
1885 - He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth United States Congress.
1887-1889 - He was elected to the Fiftieth United States Congress and again was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
1899 - He was elected to the United States Senate.
1914 - He died at "Ursino" and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, in Hillside, New Jersey, on the 4th of November.
1875 - Graduated from the Columbia Law School, New York City.
1877 - Admitted to the New Jersey bar, but did not engage in extensive practice.
1884 - Kean played a key part in helping the town, at the time called Granville, to obtain its first post office. During that year, the name Keansburg was adopted.
1885 - He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth United States Congress.
1887-1889 - He was elected to the Fiftieth United States Congress and again was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
1899 - He was elected to the United States Senate.
1914 - He died at "Ursino" and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, in Hillside, New Jersey, on the 4th of November.
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