Joseph V. McKee

Joseph V. McKee, Sr. ( born August 8, 1889 in the Bronx, New York, † 28 January 1956 in New York City ) was an American politician and briefly acting mayor of New York City.

Life and political career

On November 27, 1918 McKee Cornelia took power for the wife. Between 1918 and 1923 he was a deputy for the 7th electoral district for Bronx County, New York State Assembly. From 1924 to 1926 McKee was a judge at the Municipal Court. Then he became chairman of the New York City Board of Aldermen under Mayor Jimmy Walker.

Following the resignation of Mayor Walker McKee was appointed on 1 September 1932, acting mayor of the city. Walker had resigned because of a scandal and fled due to the threat of criminal prosecution for some time to Europe. McKee was a candidate at the next special election in November 1932 as a write-in candidate, but was defeated by John P. O'Brien, who then filled the rest of Walkers incomplete term. McKees interim term of office ended on 31 December 1932.

In November 1933, McKee ran again for the office of mayor. He went to the Recovery Party, but neither he nor the Democratic candidate O'Brien could prevail against Fiorello LaGuardia, the candidate of the Republican City Fusion Party.

McKee was in the years 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 for the New York State Delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He died in 1956 at the age of 66 years of a heart attack and was buried in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, found on both its direct predecessor, Walker and his immediate successor O'Brien their final resting.

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• Member of the New York State Assembly
• Mayor (New York City )
• Member of the Democratic Party (United States)
• Americans
• Born in 1889
• Died in 1956
• Man