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Edward J. Keyes (January 29, 1859 – May 10, 1929) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the town of
Lyndon Lyndon may refer to: Places * Lyndon, Alberta, Canada * Lyndon, Rutland, East Midlands, England * Lyndon, Solihull, West Midlands, England United States * Lyndon, Illinois * Lyndon, Kansas * Lyndon, Kentucky * Lyndon, New York * Lyndon, Ohio * L ...
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Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Sheboygan County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan, Wisconsin, ...
. Keyes was a farmer, in the town of Lyndon, and owned a cheese factory. He also worked for the I. L. Wood Barbed Wire Fence Manufacturing Company and worked on a farm for two years in
DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian- French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died ...
. Keyes served as chairman of the Lyndon Town Board and was a
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. He served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
in 1907 and 1909. Keyes died near
Plymouth, Wisconsin Plymouth is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, along the Mullet River. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in the Town of Plymouth, but is politically independent. Plymouth is kno ...
after a long illness.


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1859 births 1929 deaths People from DeKalb, Illinois People from Lyndon, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Illinois Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub