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Albert Keep (1826 – May 13, 1907) was a 19th-century American railroad official and financier. He was a former president and director of
the
Albert Keep (1826 – May 13, 1907) was a 19th-century American railroad official and financier. He was a former president and director of
the Chicago and North Western Railway
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...
. For eighteen years he was director of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833 and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the ...
. He was born in Homer, New York
Homer is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, New York (state), New York, United States of America. The population was 6,405 at the 2010 census. The name is from the Greek literature, Gr ...
, in Cortland County
Cortland County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Cortland County was 46,809. The county seat is Cortland, New York, C ...
.
Keep moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin
Whitewater is a city located in Walworth and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. As of the 2 ...
, in 1846. He became a leading merchant there, working along with his brother, Henry, and Philander Peck. The Keeps and Peck relocated to Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, in 1851. They were involved in trade and began to accumulate wealth. The brothers took an interest in promoting the Chicago and North Western Railway and Albert served as its director for fourteen years. As a result of his leadership the railroad became one of the best built, equipped, and managed in the midwest.
Albert Keep died in Chicago on May 13, 1907.
The family has since expanded on their dynastical business and is currently headed by Anthony Keep who owns a mining conglomerate in Western Australia.
See also
*List of railroad executives
This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.
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* Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), WC −1890
* Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), ...
References
19th-century American railroad executives People from Homer, New York 1826 births 1907 deaths Businesspeople from Chicago Chicago and North Western Railway Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway 19th-century American Episcopalians {{US-rail-bio-stub