Edward Keating

This article is about the politician Edward Keating. For the journalist, see Edward Michael Keating .

Edward Keating

Edward Keating (born July 9, 1875 in Kansas City , Kansas , † March 18, 1965 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1919 he represented the third constituency of the state of Colorado in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Keating was born on a farm in Wyandotte County , Kansas. In 1880 he moved to Pueblo , Colorado with his mother . After moving again, they settled in Denver in 1889 . Edward Keating attended public schools there. After finishing school, he had a successful career in the newspaper business. He worked as a reporter and newspaper editor.

Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1899 and 1901 he was auditor for the city of Denver. In 1903 he was a member of a congregation that drafted the city's first statutes. Between 1906 and 1911 he published the newspaper "Rocky Mountain News". From 1906 and 1907 he was president of the international press club. From 1911 to 1913 he was chairman of the State Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Colorado . After buying a newspaper in Pueblo, he moved to that city in 1912.

That same year, Keating was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the third district of Colorado. There he replaced Edward T. Taylor on March 4, 1913 , who moved to the fourth district. After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1919 . From 1917 to 1919 he was chairman of the Ministry of Post's Expenditure Control Committee. In 1918 he was not re-elected. After his time in Congress, he published the official weekly newspaper for railway workers until 1953. After that, he retired.

Web links

• Edward Keating in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Keating in the database of Find a Grave (English)