16 Facts About Edward Keogh

Edward Keogh was an Irish American immigrant, printer, Democratic politician, and pioneer settler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Edward Keogh served 17 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1860 and 1895, representing Milwaukee's 3rd ward, and was the 37th speaker of the Assembly.

Edward Keogh was born in County Cavan, Ireland, on May 5,1835.

Edward Keogh's parents emigrated to Utica, New York, in 1841, then relocated to Milwaukee one year later.

Edward Keogh was educated in public schools, and learned the printing trade.

Edward Keogh was re-elected for 1861, and was assigned to the standing committees on incorporations, on privileges and elections, and on ways and means; and to the joint committee on printing.

Edward Keogh was assigned to the committees on legislative expenditures, on internal improvements, and on engrossed bills.

Edward Keogh was re-elected for 1863, and returned to the joint committee on printing as a Senate member.

Edward Keogh was succeeded in the Senate in 1864 by fellow Democrat Hugh Reynolds.

Edward Keogh returned to the committee on incorporations, and was put on the joint committee on apportionments.

Edward Keogh's Assembly seat was taken by fellow printer Michael P Walsh, President and nominee of the Milwaukee Trades Assembly, a labor federation which was an antecedent to Wisconsin's Union Labor Party.

Edward Keogh was re-elected in 1888, with 1,177 votes to 429 votes for Edward J Kelly, of the Union Labor Party; and in 1890, by 962 votes, to 85 for Republican William Gunnis.

Milwaukee County assembly districts were all changed before the 1892 election; Keogh was elected to the new 1st Milwaukee County district, drawing 1,698 votes to 1,420 for Republican Albert E Smith and 40 for Populist Charles Hambitzer.

Edward Keogh was elected speaker of the Forty-First assembly on January 10,1893.

Edward Keogh was not a candidate for re-election in 1894, and was succeeded by Republican Henry Schooley Dodge.

Edward Keogh died at his home in Milwaukee on November 29,1898, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery.