Edwin Olmstead Keeler | |
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| 69th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903[1] | |
| Governor | George P. McLean |
| Preceded by | Lyman A. Mills |
| Succeeded by | Henry Roberts |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the12th District | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Lounsbury |
| Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives fromNorwalk | |
| In office 1893–1896 | |
| 1st Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut | |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | James T. Hubbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1846-01-12)January 12, 1846[2][3] |
| Died | December 4, 1923(1923-12-04) (aged 77)[2] |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sarah Velina Whiting[2] |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk,Connecticut |
| Occupation | grocer,[2] banker[2] |
Edwin Olmstead Keeler (January 12, 1846 inRidgefield – December 4, 1923) was an American banker andRepublicanLieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1901 to 1903.
He had previously served as the firstmayor ofNorwalk, Connecticut from 1893 to 1894.[2] He was a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896, and was a member of theConnecticut Senate representing the12th District from 1897 to 1900.[2] He served asPresident pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He served as a delegate to theRepublican National Convention from Connecticut in 1896.[2]
He was the son of Jonah Charles Keeler (1808-1873) and Henrietta Olmstead.[2] Prior to his political career, he was a banker.[2] 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, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk, who came from England to Hartford, Connecticut in 1640.[4]
| Preceded by Office established | Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut 1893—1894 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor ofConnecticut 1901—1903 | Succeeded by |