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  Kem, James P.
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NameJames P. Kem
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Kansas City, Missouri , United States
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Born April 02, 1890
DiedFebruary 24, 1965 (74 years)
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InfoJames Preston Kem
a Senator from Missouri; born in Macon, Mo., April 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.

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  11/04/1952 MO US Senate Lost 45.94% (-8.05%)
  08/05/1952 MO US Senate - R Primary Won 84.33% (+73.37%)
  11/05/1946 MO US Senate Won 52.71% (+5.62%)
  08/06/1946 MO US Senate - R Primary Won 54.60% (+39.89%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 12, 1949 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 18, 1949 NPA Reject