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Richard Keese
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Preceded byHenry H. Ross
Succeeded byIsaac Finch
Personal details
Born(1794-11-23)November 23, 1794
Peru, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1883(1883-02-07) (aged 88)
Keeseville, New York, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery
Political partyJacksonian
ProfessionPolitician, jurist

Richard Keese (November 23, 1794 – February 7, 1883) was an American jurist and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829.

Biography

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Born in Peru (now AuSable) Town, Clinton County, New York, Keese attended the common schools and Keeseville Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Congress

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Keese was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).

Later career and death

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He engaged in auctioneering.

He served as judge of the Clinton County court of common pleas in 1835 and 1836.

He died in Keeseville, New York, on February 7, 1883. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Richard Keese (id: K000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district

1827–1829
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress