Edwin_O._Keeler

Edwin O. Keeler

Edwin O. Keeler

American politician

Edwin Olmstead Keeler (January 12, 1846 in Ridgefield – December 4, 1923) was an American banker and Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1901 to 1903.

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He had previously served as the first mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1893 to 1894.[2] He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896, and was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1897 to 1900.[2] He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1896.[2]

Early life and family

He was the son of Jonah Charles Keeler (1808-1873) and Henrietta Olmstead.[2] Prior to his political career, he was a banker.[2] On May 13, 1868, he married Sarah Velina Whiting. He was of English ancestry, all of which has been in the country since the colonial period. His earliest ancestor in America was Ralph Keeler, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk, who came from England to Hartford, Connecticut in 1640.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies: Lieutenant Governor". Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  2. [2]
    The Political Graveyard
  3. [3]
    Taylor, William Harrison (1901). "Taylor's Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, 1897-1912: Portraits and Sketches of State Officials, Senators, Representatives, Etc. ... List of Committees. Portraits and Roll of Delegates to Constitutional Convention of 1902. The Proposed Constitution and the Vote".
  4. [4]
    Men of Mark in Connecticut: Ideals of American Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans, Volume 1 page 267
Preceded by
Office established
 Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
1893—1894		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
1901—1903		 Succeeded by
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