Otis Keilholtz served in the Baltimore City Council in the 1870s and served as ex-officio Mayor of Baltimore when Mayor George P Kane was sick and after he died in office in 1878.
11 Facts About Otis Keilholtz
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Otis Keilholtz was born on February 8,1838, at 92 North Greene Street in Baltimore.
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Otis Keilholtz then attended St Mary's Seminary for two years.
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Otis Keilholtz served in the Fifth Regiment, Company H, of the Maryland National Guard.
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Otis Keilholtz served in the Baltimore City Council, representing the thirteenth ward, from 1874 to 1875 and 1877 to 1879.
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Otis Keilholtz served as president of the first branch of Baltimore City Council in 1877 and 1878.
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In 1882, Otis Keilholtz served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Baltimore, and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Otis Keilholtz served as president of the board of visitors to the Baltimore City Jail.
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Otis Keilholtz was the first cousin of Louisiana Governor Samuel D McEnery.
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Otis Keilholtz died of Bright's disease on September 13,1883, at his house in Baltimore.
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Otis Keilholtz was buried at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore.