Biography
He was born in Glenville, West Virginia. He attended Glenville State Normal School and West Virginia University and was admitted to the bar in 1897. Kee was a member of the West Virginia Senate 1923–1927 He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia and served from March 3, 1933 until his death in the United States House of Representatives serving the Fifth Congressional District of West Virginia in the 73rd through the 82nd U.S. Congress.
Congressman Kee's wife, Elizabeth Kee, succeeded him as U.S. Representative after winning a special election to replace him and served until 1965, when she was succeeded by their son, James Kee, who served until 1973.
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