John McKeon

For the New Jersey State Assemblyman (27th District) and Mayor of West Orange, New Jersey see John F. McKeon

John Mckeon (March 29, 1808 - November 22, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Albany, New York, Mckeon attended private schools and was graduated from the law department of Columbia College (later Columbia University), New York City, in 1828.He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced in New York City.He was a member of the State assembly 1832-1834.

Mckeon was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress.

Mckeon was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress.He served as district attorney for New York County 1846-1850.He was appointed by President Pierce as United States district attorney for the southern district of New York and served from July 10, 1854, to January 7, 1858.He served as again district attorney for New York County from November 1881 until his death in New York City November 22, 1883.He was interred in family vault under St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street.

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