About Joseph Keeler
Lived 1824 – 1881 (aged 56). Joseph Keeler was a Canadian politician, timber merchant, landlord, merchant, postmaster and ship-owner.
Joseph Keeler (May 24, 1824 – January 21, 1881) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881.
He was born in Cramahe Township, Upper Canada in 1814
On October 12, 1848, he married Octavia Phillips.
His father, Joseph Abbott Keeler, was credited with being the founder of Colborne and his grandfather, a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont also named Joseph Keeler, was one of the first settlers in the township.
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Who was Joseph Keeler?
Canadian politician
When was Joseph Keeler born?
Joseph Keeler was born on 24 May 1824.
When did Joseph Keeler die?
Joseph Keeler died on 21 January 1881.
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Joseph Keeler was a politician, timber merchant, landlord, merchant, postmaster and ship-owner.
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Joseph Keeler was Canadian.
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