Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893; Elberon, New Jersey – September 21, 1980; Livingston, New Jersey) was a Republican politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty years. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Map of Livingston Township in Essex County Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

Kean was the great-great-grandson of John Kean, a delegate to the Continental Congress, a nephew of U.S. Senator John Kean and son of Senator Hamilton Fish Kean. He graduated from St. Mark's School (1911) and Harvard University (1915), and was the father of former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean. He served in the National Guard and later in the United States Army during World War I earning the rank of lieutenant, the Silver Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross. John Kean (1756– May 4, 1795) was an American merchant from Charleston, South Carolina. ... The Continental Congress is the label given to three successive bodies of representatives: The First Continental Congress met from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774. ... John Kean (December 4, 1852 – November 4, 1914) was an American lawyer and banker from Elizabeth, New Jersey. ... Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862; Union Township, Union County, New Jersey – December 27, 1941; New York City) was a U.S. senator from New Jersey. ... St. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Harvard redirects here. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Howard Kean (born April 21, 1935) is an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 48th Governor of New Jersey, from 1982 to 1990. ... Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard Seal of the National Guard Missile Defense The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von... The Silver Star is a United States military decoration and is the third highest medal for valor. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army which is awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. ...

After the war, Kean worked in investment banking in New Jersey and New York City. In 1938 he was elected as a congressman representing New Jersey's 12th district. He served in that position for twenty years until his retirement from Congress in 1959. Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kean University is named in honor of Robert Kean. Kean University (formerly Kean College of New Jersey, and previously Newark State Teachers College) is a New Jersey state (public) university in Northern New Jersey. ...

"Kean" is pronounced "Kane."

Source

• "KEAN, Robert Winthrop" from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.