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Russell Watson Keeney

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Russell Watson Keeney Famous memorial

Birth
Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 Jan 1958 (aged 60)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced the practice of law in Naperville, Illinois. In 1920, he became Justice of the Peace of Lisle Township and was the assistant State's Attorney until 1935. From 1936 to 1939, he was State Attorney of DuPage County and county judge of DuPage County, 1940 to 1952. From 1953 to 1956, he was circuit judge of the sixteenth judicial district of Illinois. In 1957, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress and served until his death.
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced the practice of law in Naperville, Illinois. In 1920, he became Justice of the Peace of Lisle Township and was the assistant State's Attorney until 1935. From 1936 to 1939, he was State Attorney of DuPage County and county judge of DuPage County, 1940 to 1952. From 1953 to 1956, he was circuit judge of the sixteenth judicial district of Illinois. In 1957, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress and served until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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