In 1934 McKeough won the Democratic nomination for Congress from Illinois' 2nd District. He was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party and its chairman Patrick Nash.[1] McKeough served four two-year terms in this position.
In 1942, McKeough, already well-known statewide, decided to run for the United States Senate. His opponent in the Democratic primary was Paul Douglas, an economist and professor at the University of Chicago who had long been associated with "reform" politics. Douglas carried 99 of Illinois' 102 counties, but McKeough's Chicago-area majority was sufficient to overcome this and win the nomination. In November, however, McKeough lost to the incumbentRepublican senator, Charles W. Brooks.
Soon after the end of his Congressional service, McKeough went to work for the Office of Price Administration, a World War II-era federal agency charged with the enforcement of wartime wage and price controls instituted to prevent inflation. He worked for this agency until January 1944. In October 1945, he was named to the United States Maritime Commission, serving on this body until 1950. He then served on the U.S. International Claims Commission from 1951 to 1953. In 1956, he worked briefly with the Great American Oil Company.
McKeough's grave at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
On December 3, 1956, McKeough embarked on what became his last stint in public service, as an assistant state's attorney. He held this position for exactly four years, retiring on December 3, 1960. After this, he engaged in the insurance business prior to his death in Blue Island, Illinois in 1979.[2]
He was buried at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Evergreen Park, Illinois.
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^. Time Magazine. Time Inc. March 2, 1942. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
^"Raymond S. McKeough". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved October 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
raymond, mckeough, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Raymond S McKeough news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Raymond Stephen McKeough April 29 1888 December 16 1979 was an American Democratic politician who served as a U S Representative from Illinois from 1935 to 1943 Raymond S McKeoughThe Rock Island Argus February 6 1942Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1935 January 3 1943Preceded byP H MoynihanSucceeded byWilliam A RowanPersonal detailsBorn 1888 04 29 April 29 1888Chicago IllinoisDiedDecember 16 1979 1979 12 16 aged 91 Blue Island IllinoisPolitical partyDemocraticBiography editMcKeough was born in Chicago Illinois He graduated from the De La Salle Institute in 1905 and went to work in the Union Stock Yards In 1909 he became a railroad clerk He entered the securities industry in 1925 and was a broker from 1929 to 1934 In 1934 McKeough won the Democratic nomination for Congress from Illinois 2nd District He was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party and its chairman Patrick Nash 1 McKeough served four two year terms in this position In 1942 McKeough already well known statewide decided to run for the United States Senate His opponent in the Democratic primary was Paul Douglas an economist and professor at the University of Chicago who had long been associated with reform politics Douglas carried 99 of Illinois 102 counties but McKeough s Chicago area majority was sufficient to overcome this and win the nomination In November however McKeough lost to the incumbent Republican senator Charles W Brooks Soon after the end of his Congressional service McKeough went to work for the Office of Price Administration a World War II era federal agency charged with the enforcement of wartime wage and price controls instituted to prevent inflation He worked for this agency until January 1944 In October 1945 he was named to the United States Maritime Commission serving on this body until 1950 He then served on the U S International Claims Commission from 1951 to 1953 In 1956 he worked briefly with the Great American Oil Company nbsp McKeough s grave at Saint Mary Catholic CemeteryOn December 3 1956 McKeough embarked on what became his last stint in public service as an assistant state s attorney He held this position for exactly four years retiring on December 3 1960 After this he engaged in the insurance business prior to his death in Blue Island Illinois in 1979 2 He was buried at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Evergreen Park Illinois References edit The People Take a Beating Time Magazine Time Inc March 2 1942 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved September 1 2007 Raymond S McKeough Chicago Tribune December 19 1979 p 61 Retrieved October 29 2022 via Newspapers com External links editUnited States Congress Raymond S McKeough id M000510 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Party political officesPreceded byJames M Slattery Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Illinois Class 2 1942 Succeeded byPaul DouglasU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byP H Moynihan Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 2nd congressional district1935 1943 Succeeded byWilliam A Rowan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raymond S McKeough amp oldid 1137065374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
