Albert Keep

Albert Keep (1826 – May 13, 1907) was a 19th century railroad official and financier. He was a former president and director ofthe Chicago and North Western Railway. [cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=R4vjgmic44QC| title=American Railroads| author=Stover, John F.| publisher=University of Chicago Press| year=1997| isbn=0226776581| pages=p 120| ] For eighteen years he was director of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. [cite news| title=Death of Albert Keep| work=New York Times| date=May 14, 1907| pages=p 11| ] He was born in Homer, New York, in Cortland County.

Keep moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin, in 1846. He became a leading merchant there, working along with his brother, Henry, and Philander Peck. The Keeps and Peck relocated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1851. They were involved in trade and began to accumulate wealth. The brothers took an interest in promoting the Chicago and North Western Railway and Albert served as its director for fourteen years. As a result of his leadership the railroad became one of the best built, equipped, and managed in the midwest. [cite news| title=In The Procession| location=Oshkosh, Wisconsin| work=Daily Northwestern| date=May 25, 1907| pages=p 6| ]

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