Robert Kean | |
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 Kean while serving | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Frank William Towey, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George M. Wallhauser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Winthrop Kean September 28, 1893 Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1980 (aged 86) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard (1898–1988) |
| Relations | See Kean family |
| Children | 6, including Thomas |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupation | Banker |
Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician from the state of New Jersey. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1959. He retired from the House to run for United States Senate in 1958, but was defeated by Harrison A. Williams.
Kean was known for his expertise in the areas of taxation and Social Security. A member of the prestigious Kean family, Kean was the son of a U.S. senator (Hamilton Fish Kean) and the father of a governor of New Jersey (Thomas Kean).