Joseph V. McKee
Joseph Vincent McKee (August 8, 1889 – January 28, 1956) was a teacher and a Democratic politician from New York City. He taught at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, then entered public life.
McKee served in the New York State Assembly representing the Bronx 7th District from 1918 to 1923. He was a municipal judge from 1924 to 1926. In 1926, he was elected president of the New York City Board of Aldermen, on the same ticket as Mayor James J. Walker.
When Walker resigned amid scandal on September 1, 1932, McKee became acting mayor of New York City. His four-month term ended on December 31, 1932. Walker fled to Europe to avoid prosecution. In November 1932, McKee lost a special election to John P. O’Brien to finish Walker’s term.
In 1933, McKee ran for mayor as the Recovery Party candidate but was defeated by Fiorello La Guardia. He also served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944.
McKee died of a heart attack in New York City on January 28, 1956, and was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. He was married to Cornelia Kraft and had two children, Joseph V. McKee Jr. and Richard P. McKee.
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