- Edwin W. Keightley
Edwin William Keightley (
August 7 ,1843 –May 4 ,1926 ) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan .Keightley was born on a farm near Scott in
Lagrange County, Indiana . His parents, Peter L. and Elizabeth (Winter) Keightly, emigrated fromLincolnshire ,England ; the former in 1831, and the latter in 1828. They settled on the farm in Van Buren township in 1836, soon after they were married. Keightley attended the localcommon school s, Lagrange Academy, andValparaiso Collegiate Institute . He was graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1865 and was admitted to the bar. He commenced practice atWhite Pigeon, Michigan , several miles northwest of his family home in Scott. While practicing law, he was also editor of the "White Pigeon Republican", a staunch advocate of Republican Party views and policy.In 1867, Keightley moved to
Constantine, Michigan , and entered into a law partnership with Judge S. C. Coffinberry, which ended in 1869, on amicable terms. He was married onJuly 14 ,1868 to Mary Mitchell, the daughter of Thomas Mitchell, a long-time resident of Constantine, and closely identified with its manufacturing and material interests.In 1872, he was elected prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, serving until
January 21 ,1874 when he was appointed byMichigan Governor John J. Bagley to be judge of the 15th circuit court of Michigan, comprising the counties of St. Joseph and Branch County. He was elected to the position in the spring of 1875.In 1876, he was elected as a Republican from
Michigan's 4th congressional district to the45th United States Congress , serving fromMarch 4 ,1877 toMarch 3 ,1879 .Keightley was appointed by
U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes as the Third Auditor of theUnited States Treasury Department and served fromApril 30 ,1879 toApril 30 ,1885 when he resigned. He resumed the practice of his profession inChicago, Illinois . He moved toConstantine, Michigan , in 1899 and engaged in agricultural pursuits unti his death there. He was interred in Constantine Cemetery.References
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#R9M0J2LC0 The Political Graveyard]
*cite book| title=History of St. Joseph county, Michigan, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, palatial residences, public buildings . . .| origyear = 1877| url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/BAD1045.0001.001| accessdate=2007-02-10| year=2005| publisher=University of Michigan Library| location=Ann Arbor, Mich.| pages=p. 130| chapter = Biographical Sketches| chapterurl= http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad1045.0001.001;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=190External links
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