| LC control no. | no2013117645 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kem, James Preston, 1890-1965 |
| Biography/History note | James Preston Kem (b. April 2, 1890, Macon, Missouri-d. February 24, 1965, Charlottesville, Va.), was a U.S. senator. He attended the Blees Military Academy, then graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1910. He graduated from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1913, and commenced practice in Kansas City, Missouri, shortly thereafter. During the First World War he served in the infantry from 1917 to 1919, then resumed the general practice of law in Kansas City, after the war. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1946, serving from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1953. He ran for reelection unsuccessfullly in 1952. After his time in the senate, he resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., until retirement in 1961. He resided at Sherwood, in The Plains, Virginia, where he engaged in the breeding of Angus cattle. He died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on February 24, 1965, and was buried in Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery in Middleburg, Virginia. |
| Associated place | Middleburg (Va.) |
| Located | Kansas City (Mo.) Plains (Va.) |
| Birth date | 18900402 |
| Death date | 19650224 |
| Place of birth | Macon (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Charlottesville (Va.) |
| Field of activity | Law Cattle--Breeding |
| Affiliation | Blees Military Academy University of Missouri--Columbia Harvard University United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators--United States Cattle breeders |
| Found in | Letter from Robert E. Rosenwald to President Harry S. Truman, with a reply from William Hassett, Truman Library, June 28-July 8, 1952: (letter references Missouri senator James Preston Kem) Biographical dir. of the U.S. Congress online search, Aug. 19, 2013 (James Preston Kem; senator from Missouri; b. Macon, Mo., Apr. 2, 1890; attended Blees Military Academy; graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1910, and from Harvard Law School in 1913; admitted to the bar in 1913 and commenced practice in Kansas City, Mo.; during the First World War served in the infantry 1917-1919; resumed the general practice of law in Kansas City, Mo.; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1946 and served from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1953; was unsuccessful for reelection in 1952; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., until retirement in 1961; resided at Sherwood, The Plains, Va., and engaged in the breeding of Angus cattle; died in Charlottesville, Va., February 24, 1965; interment in Middleburg Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.) Findagrave.com search, Aug. 19, 2013 (James Preston Kem; b. Apr. 2, 1890, Macon, Mo.; d. Feb. 24, 1965, Charlottesville, Va.; U.S. senator from Missouri, served from 1947 to 1953; burial: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.) OCLC, Oct. 24, 2013 (hdgs.: Kem, James P.; Kem, James Preston; Kem, James Preston, 1890-; usage: James P. Kem) |
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