James J. Kehoe (1863–January 26, 1909) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born in Brooklyn, and attended Public School No. 27. Then he became a teamster, and later a contractor. He married Margaret Devine (died 1930). Kehoe was a member of the

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(Kings Co., 9th D.) in

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

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1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

. He was a member of the

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(5th D.) in

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

and

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

. Kehoe died of pneumonia in his home at the age of 45."Obituary Notices: James J. Kehoe", '' New York Times'' (January 29, 1909), p. 9.

References

Sources

''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''
by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 347f and 365)
''The New York Red Book''
by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; pg. 146) Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 1863 births 1909 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century New York (state) politicians {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub