Walter Kehoe

American politician
James Walter Kehoe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byEmmett Wilson
Succeeded byJohn H. Smithwick
Personal details
Born
John Walter Kehoe

(1870-04-25)April 25, 1870
Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 1938(1938-08-20) (aged 68)
Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeGraceland Memorial Park, Miami, Florida
Political partyDemocratic

James Walter Kehoe (April 25, 1870 – August 20, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Florida for one term from 1917 to 1919.

Early life and education

Born in Eufaula, Alabama, Kehoe attended the common schools. He moved to Florida in 1883. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and, being a minor, was authorized by a special act of the State legislature to commence practice in Milton, Florida.

Political career

State legislature

He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1900 but resigned before the legislature convened. He served as a member of the Democratic congressional executive committee. State's attorney for the first judicial circuit of Florida 1900-1909.

Congress

Kehoe was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-sixth Congress in 1918. Again State's attorney from June 1925 until March 1926, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Miami, Florida.

Death

He died in Coral Gables, Florida, on August 20, 1938.[1] He was interred in Graceland Park Cemetery, Miami, Florida.

References

  1. ^ "J. Walter Kehoe". New York Times. Associated Press. August 21, 1938. Retrieved 2015-04-03. J. Walter Kehoe, former Representative in Congress, died in his sleep here early today. ...
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 3rd congressional district

1917 – 1919
Succeeded by
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