Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV (May 21, 1946 – December 3, 2007) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...

, O'Keefe went to Notre Dame High School in Biloxi, Mississippi. He, then, served in the

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from 1964 to 1967. He graduated from

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

in 1970 and then went to

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. He was involved with the gas and oil drilling rights business in Louisiana and also was the captain of his shrimp boat. He owned a restaurant in

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and helped write the O'Keefe family cookbook: "Cooking on the Gulf." From 1971 to 1979, O'Keefe served in the

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. His father

Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe III (July 12, 1923 – August 23, 2016) was an American fighter ace, Democratic Party politician, insurance executive, and funeral director. As a Marine pilot in World War II he received the Navy Cross for five of the sev ...

also served in the Mississippi Legislature. He died, at his home, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.Mississippi Legislature 2008, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 532-Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV
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Mayor Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe (His son Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV is also mention in the article about his father)
* 1946 births 2007 deaths Politicians from Biloxi, Mississippi People from Ocean Springs, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi alumni Tulane University Law School alumni Businesspeople from Mississippi Writers from Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Military personnel from Mississippi 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople {{Mississippi-politician-stub