Henry Keep

Henry Keep

Henry Frederick Keep (27 January 186326 September 1905) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1894 to 1897.

The son of farmer Adam Corrie Keep, Henry Keep was born in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England on 27 January 1863, and named, according to his birth certificate, Henry Francis Keep. Around 1890 he emigrated to Western Australia, establishing himself as a shipping agent at Cossack. Around 1893 he moved to Fremantle where he was agent for the Adelaide Steamship Company until 1897.

On 26 June 1894, Keep was elected to the seat of Pilbara in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as a supporter of John Forrest. He held the seat until the election of 17 May 1897, which he did not contest. From around 1897 he was acting Resident Magistrate at Roebourne, and in 1899 he was working as a stockbroker at Perth. From 1901 to 1902 he was secretary of the Fremantle Club, and thereafter worked as a commission agent in Perth until his death. He died, unmarried, at St. Omer's Hospital in North Perth on 26 September 1905, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.

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NAME=Keep, Henry Frederick
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=politician
DATE OF BIRTH=27 January 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wollaston, Northumberland, England
DATE OF DEATH=26 September 1905
PLACE OF DEATH=North Perth, Western Australia


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