John Kaney (December 5, 1869 in

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– December 20, 1935) was a member of the

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. He graduated from high school in Sextonville, Wisconsin before graduating from what was then the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee and the Marquette University Law School.

Career

Kaney was elected to the Assembly in 1918. Previously, he was City Attorney of

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from 1906 to 1910 and a Milwaukee alderman from 1912 to 1916. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaney, John People from Sauk County, Wisconsin People from Richland County, Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin city council members Wisconsin lawyers University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Marquette University Law School alumni 1869 births 1935 deaths