Henry W. Keyes
Encyclopedia
Henry Wilder Keyes was an American
farmer, banker, and Republican
politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire
. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont
, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1887.
state legislature before being elected Governor in 1916. Keyes later served eighteen years in the United States Senate
.
When Keyes was sworn in as a U.S. Senator on March 4, 1919, he still had three months to go on his term as Governor. He was the first politician in over a hundred years to hold both offices at the same time. Keyes served on the Senate Appropriations Committee during the between-wars period. He retired from the Senate only one year before his death.
in 1903. He was 40, she was 18. They had three sons together. He died in 1938 in North Haverhill, New Hampshire
, and is buried at the Oxbow Cemetery in Newbury, Vermont.
United States
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farmer, banker, and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes...
. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont
Newbury (town), Vermont
Newbury is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,955 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Newbury, Center Newbury, West Newbury, South Newbury, Boltonville, Peach Four Corners, and Wells River.-History:...
, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1887.
Politics
Keyes served in both houses of the New HampshireNew Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
state legislature before being elected Governor in 1916. Keyes later served eighteen years in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
.
When Keyes was sworn in as a U.S. Senator on March 4, 1919, he still had three months to go on his term as Governor. He was the first politician in over a hundred years to hold both offices at the same time. Keyes served on the Senate Appropriations Committee during the between-wars period. He retired from the Senate only one year before his death.
Personal
Keyes married future prolific author Frances Parkinson KeyesFrances Parkinson Keyes
Frances Parkinson Keyes was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs. Her last name rhymes with "skies," not "keys."-Life and career:...
in 1903. He was 40, she was 18. They had three sons together. He died in 1938 in North Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill, New Hampshire
Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes...
, and is buried at the Oxbow Cemetery in Newbury, Vermont.