Elizabeth Kee
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Maude Elizabeth Kee (June 7, 1895 - February 15, 1975), known more generally as Elizabeth Kee, was a U.S. Democratic politician.
She was born Maude Elizabeth Simpkins in Radford, Virginia. She married John Kee, and served as her husband's executive secretary from November 1932, when he was first elected to Congress, until his death in 1951. After her husband's death, she was elected as a Democrat in a special election to succeed her husband in the United States House of Representatives serving the Fifth Congressional District of West Virginia in the 82nd through the 88th U.S. Congress. She was elected to six more terms and served from July 17, 1951 to January 3, 1965. She did not run for re-election in 1964, and was succeeded in Congress by her son, James Kee. She died in Bluefield, West Virginia.
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| Preceded by John Kee |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 5th congressional district 1951-1965 |
Succeeded by James Kee |
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