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was born June

1842, in Obcrlin, graduated aa u civil en-

thor,

3,

Ohio. In 1H»>5 lie .Since 1805 he gineer from Union college. has bi>on a stove manufacturer and mnnufaeturer of testing machines; and is now connected with the Michigan stove company of Detroit, Mich. In 1884 he devised tlie system of Keep's test, now known us mechanical analysis. He is the author of last Iron. Keese, Richard, founder, congressman, was horn Nov. 2.$, 171»4, in IVru, N.V. In 18272!) he was a represnitativc from New York to the twentieth congress. He subsequently settled in Pennsylvania; and fnunded the town of Keesville. lie died in IV-misylvania. Keese, William Linn, husiness nutn, autimr, was horn Feb. 2."). 18;5.'i. in New York He was the author of .lohn K«'<'se, ("ity. Wit and Litterateur; and William K. BurHe died ton. .«'tor. Author and .Manager. in

HUM in Itrtioklyn. N.Y. Kehoe, James N., lawyi-r. jurist, congress-

man, was horn July 15, lS»i2. in Maysville, Ky. He learnetl Hie printing tradi': and was In eng-aged in that Inisim'ss until 1S84. 18S8 he was admitt^'d to the practice of law; and served as precinct county and district chairman of the democratic executive

committee.

In

«if

Maysvilh'-,

in

chancery

he was city attorn«'y

180.S

and of

l8t»;M!MiO wjis nuister circuit ctmrt. In

in

Mason

and l!>it'.».|I he was a representa Kentucky to the fifty-Heventh, live from lifty-eighth and sixty-lirst congresses as a l!H)l-:{

tiemocraf

Kehr, Edward C,

congressman, Mo. Ihreceived an academic (-duration; and in 1858

was

iKirii

.Nov. 5.

was admitte*!

lawyer,

IS.'IT.

in St. Louis.

to the |>ractice of law. Since in the practice of

IS58 he has heen engaged law in St. Louis. Mo. In cmI

a

representative

187:1 he was electfnmi Missouri to the

forty fourtli congress, as n democrat.

Keiter,

Joseph

Warren,

soldier, lawyer,

autlirtr. was horn miles west of Springlield. Ohio. He attende.l the common district sehoojs (if his county, and linished his education at . tioch college. He served in the union army; and Id'came major-general of I nited States volJinleers. In I8(i8 <5!> he served as a mendM-r of the Ohio state setiate; and was delegate at large from Ohio to (he repuhlican nati0.*i |] he was a representative from Ohio to the f<)r(y-(if1h. fiirty-sii h. forty-sev-

legislator,

congri'ssinan.

•Inn. HO, 18;j(5, six

enth, forty-eighth, lifty ninlh, sixtieth, and Since 1S7.S he has sixty-tirst congresses. been president of the Sagonda national hank of Springlield, Ohio. In 18l»!>-7l he was de-

BIOGRATIIY.

partment commander of Ohio grand army ot tiie republic; and Ohio comniander-inchief in 1872. During the Spanish-American

war he was nntjor-general the

lir-.t

army.

division .seventh is the author

He

in

ctmimand

of

volunteer Slavery and

corps of

l-'our Years War. Keightley, Edwin William, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born .Vug. 7, 184.'{. in 'an llurcn, Ind. He attended the Valparaiso university of Indiana; and in 18li5 graduateTn Oct. i;}, 1847, in IVtersburg, Va He lias been rect<u" of churches at New Castle and Wilmington, Del., and Atlanta, (ia. Sine<' l!MM» he has been Roman Catholic bishop of Siivamiah, (ia. Keiller, William, physician, surgeon, author, was horn duly 4, 1801, in Scotland Since 18!M he has been professor of amitomy in the nu'dical department of the university of Texas. He is the part author of Text ISook on . atomy by .Smerican .uthors. Keily, Daniel J., .soldier, was born in Ireland. In IS(!4 lie was cohmel in the second i«*giment Louisiana cavalry; and in 1805 was brevet ted brigadier-general of volunI

li'crs.

He was honorably mustered out


 * Stl5.

He

dicil in

in

1807.

Keim, George May, soldier, nuuuifacturer, c, in Heading. I'a. He tiN>k an interest in military allairs; and In-came a major general of militia. He was a delegate to the IVnnsylvania state constitutional convention of 18;J7: an<l in |S;t7-43 he was a representative to the wentv-lifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh congresses. He was marshal oi eastern IVunsvlvania. He died June 10, t

18t51.

Keim, William High, soldier, civil engicrmgressman, was born .fune 1813. near Heading. Pa.; in 1848 he was elected mayor of Heading. Pa.: and in I8.'i7-59 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to tiie tliirt -tifth congress as a democrat. He was also survcy«»r general of the state. He was placed in c(tmimind of a division of the olunteer arujy in 18(H after a <-ampaign on the upper Potomac was ap|H)inted a brigadier-general in the regular anny: and serveiC>-l.

m

Harrishiirg. Pa.

Keimer, Samuel, printer, author, was born 1005 in Knghind. He was .i printer of He was the author of A Philadtdphia. Pa. llrand Plueki'd from the Burning; Exempli(ill! in the Cnparalleled Case of Samuel Keinier; Carihheana. a Collection of Essavs. in

Keiper,

George

Frederic,

physician, sur-

I

Googl