Edwin Olmstead Keeler (January 12, 1846 in Ridgefield – December 4, 1923) was an American banker and

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from 1901 to 1903. He had previously served as the first

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from 1893 to 1894. He was a member of the

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from 1893 to 1896, and was a member of the

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representing the 12th District from 1897 to 1900. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He served as a delegate to the

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from Connecticut in 1896.

Early life and family

He was the son of Jonah Charles Keeler (1808-1873) and Henrietta Olmstead. Prior to his political career, he was a banker. On May 13, 1868, he married Sarah Velina Whiting. He was of English ancestry, all of which has been in the country since the colonial period. His earliest ancestor in America was

Ralph Keeler Ralph Keeler (also Keiler) (1613 – September 10, 1672) was a founding settler of both Hartford, and Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Early life Ralph Keeler is thought have been born in Lawford, Essex, England in 1613, perhaps the son of a ...

, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk, who came from England to Hartford, Connecticut in 1640.Men of Mark in Connecticut: Ideals of American Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans, Volume 1 page 267

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keeler, Edwin O. 1846 births 1923 deaths American bankers American grocers Republican Party Connecticut state senators Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives People from Ridgefield, Connecticut Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate