Elizabeth Kean
Elizabeth Stuyvesant "Elsa" Kean (born Howard; January 31, 1897 - January 28, 1988) was an American Republican Party political spouse and philanthropist.
Personal life
On October 18, 1920, she married Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) in New York City. He served for twenty years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the son of Hamilton Fish Kean, who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. After their marriage, they moved to Livingston, New Jersey in 1924, where they raised six children, including Thomas Kean, who served two terms as the Governor of New Jersey.
Kean died on January 28, 1988.<ref name="NYTObit"/>
Descendants
Her grandson, Thomas Kean, Jr., is the Minority Leader of the New Jersey State Senate.<ref name="NYTObit"/>
Personal life
On October 18, 1920, she married Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) in New York City. He served for twenty years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the son of Hamilton Fish Kean, who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. After their marriage, they moved to Livingston, New Jersey in 1924, where they raised six children, including Thomas Kean, who served two terms as the Governor of New Jersey.
Kean died on January 28, 1988.<ref name="NYTObit"/>
Descendants
Her grandson, Thomas Kean, Jr., is the Minority Leader of the New Jersey State Senate.<ref name="NYTObit"/>
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