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LEFT KEAN 324 KEARNY in London in 1838, among his parts be- ing Hamlet and Richard III. He mar- ried the accomplished actress Ellen Tree in 1842, revisited the United States in 1845, and in 1851 became sole lessee of the Princess Theater, London, where he put some of Shakespeare's plays on the stage with a splendor never before at- tempted. In 1863 he made a tour to Australia, California, Jamaica, the United States, Canada, etc., which proved a great financial success. He died in London, England, Jan. 22, 1868. KEAN, EDMUND, an English actor; born in London, Nov. 4, 1787. His parentage is doubtful, though Nance Carey, daughter of George Savile Carey, was his mother. Nance Carey being an actress, Kean from his infancy made occasional appearances on the stage, and when about 16 years old became a regu- lar "stroller." After 10 years' painful experience he succeeded in obtaining an engagement at Drury Lane Theater, where he made his famous first appear- ance as Shylock, Jan. 26, 1814. His suc- cess was immediate, and he at once took rank as the first actor of the day, dis- placing even John Philip Kemble. A period of wonderful^ success followed; but Kean's irregularities were as great as his genius, and he gradually forfeited the public approval. An intrigue with the wife of Alderman Cox led to a law- suit, and public disapproval of his con- duct drove Kean from the stage. He went to America, and returned to Eng- land in 1826, a mere wreck in health. At last, March 25, 1833, he broke down hopelessly, while playing Othello to the lago of his son Charles, and never acted again. Regarding Kean's genius as an actor there can be no question. He died in Richmond, May 15, 1833. KEaNE, lord JOHN, a British mil- itary officer; born in Belmont, Ireland, in 1781. He entered the British army when a boy; served in Egypt, and in Spain during the Peninsular War, be- coming a major-general; was superseded in the command of the British expedition against New Orleans in 1814 by Paken- ham; was severely wounded at the battle of New Orleans. He died in Hampshire, England, Aug. 24, 1844. KEARNEY, a city and county-seat of Buffalo CO., Neb.; on a canal extending from the Platte river, which furnishes power for manufacturing, and on the Union Pacific and Burlington Route rail- roads; 198 miles S. W. of Omaha. It is the farming, stock-raising, and manu- facturing trade center for the surround- ing country ; has a large cotton mill, elec- tric flour mill, and machine shops ; and is the seat of the Western State Normal School and the State Industrial School for Boys. Pop. (1910) 6,202; (1920) 7,702. KEARNEY, DENIS, an American agi- tator; born in Oakmont, County Cork, Ireland, in 1847; followed the sea in 1858-1872; became foreman of a gang of stevedores in San Francisco in 1872, soon after starting in the draying busi- ness for himself; took an interest in politics. In 1877, owing to interference with his business, he began to excite theworkingmen of San Francisco against capital, Chinese labor, etc., mass meet- ings being held in a suburb called the "Sandlots." The movement instigated by him finally succeeded in packing a convention and organizing a new con- stitution in its own interest for the State of California. In the summer of 1878 he visited and spoke throughout the East, attended by a private secretary, but failed to make much impression. He died April 24, 1907. KEARNY, a town of New Jersey, in Hudson CO. It is on the Passaic river, and on the Erie railroad. It is an at- tractive residential community and is a suburb of Newark, across the river. Its institutions include a State soldiers' home, a Roman Catholic protectory, a hospital, and an orphan asylum. Among its industries are manufactories of linoleum, cotton and linen thread, brass goods, dyestuffs, fertilizers, lamps, but- tons, etc. Pop. (1910) 18,659; (1920) 26,724. KEARNY, PHILIP, an American mil- itary officer; born in New York City, June 2, 1815. Though educated for the law, he, at the age of 22, entered the 1st United States Dragoons as 2d lieutenant, and was shortly afterward dispatched by the government to Europe, to study the French cavalry service. After entering the fecole Poly technique, Paris, and serv- ing as a volunteer in the ranks of the Chasseurs d'Afrique in an Algerian cam- paign, Kearny returned to the United States in 1840. From 1841 to 1844 he acted as aide to General Scott, and in 1846 became captain. Kearny served throughout the Mexican campaign, and was brevetted major for his distinguished gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco. On the termination of the war he com- manded a force sent against the In- dians of the Columbia river. In 1851, resigning his commission, he went to Europe, and served as volunteer aide-de- camp on the French staff throughout the Italian campaign of 1859, being present