Richard Keese
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
Born in Peru (now Au Sable) Town, Clinton County, New York, Keese attended the common schools and Keeseville Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Congress
Keese was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).
Later career and death
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
- United States Congress. "Richard Keese (id: K000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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