Moses Patrick Keefe Explained

Moses Patrick Keefe
Office:22nd Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Term Start:1903
Term End:1904
Predecessor:J. L. Murray
Successor:Daniel Webster Gill
Birth Date:25 September 1853
Birth Place:Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Party:Republican[1]
Spouse:Eliza Gaynor Kewley
Elizabeth Tilton
Children:7
Signature:Moses Patrick Keefe signature.png

Moses Patrick Keefe (September 25, 1853April 24, 1929) was an American politician who served as the 22nd Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Early life

Moses Patrick Keefe was born on September 25, 1853, to Michael Keefe and Margaret Quinn in Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He attended school until he was thirteen and immigrated to the United States at age seventeen where he lived in Decatur, Illinois. In 1873, he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, but returned to Illinois in 1874. He moved back to the Wyoming Territory in 1876.[2]

During his time in Wyoming he supervised the construction of Fort D. A. Russell, the main portion of the Wyoming State Capitol building, and most of Cheyenne's public schools. He also supervised the construction of Fort Crook, Fort Omaha, and Fort Robinson. In 1899, he supervised the remolding of buildings in Cuba with General John R. Brooke.

In October 1877, he married Eliza Gaynor Kewley, with whom he would have seven children with before her death in March 1895. In 1902, he married Elizabeth Tilton.[2]

Career

In 1886, Keefe was elected to the ninth session of the territorial legislature as a member of the Republican Party. Keefe also served as a county commissioner and member of the Cheyenne city council. He served as the mayor of Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1902 to 1903.[2] In 1918, he was appointed to serve as a member of the Proposed Construction of the Wyoming State Council of Defense.[3]

Death

Keefe died on March 14, 1929, after suffering a heart attack and influenza. His funeral was held in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 16.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: November 6, 1902 . Pioneer Dies In Cheyenne . 3 . The Butte Miner . live . https://archive.today/20200914050540/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59260889/the-butte-miner/ . September 14, 2020 . . September 14, 2020 .
  2. News: History of Wyoming. 230 .
  3. News: October 23, 1918 . M. P. Keefe Of Cheyenne On Council Committee . 3 . . live . https://archive.today/20200914045616/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59260744/casper-star-tribune/ . September 14, 2020 . . September 14, 2020 .
  4. News: March 14, 1929 . Pioneer Dies In Cheyenne . 3 . . live . https://archive.today/20200914045953/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59260833/casper-star-tribune/ . September 14, 2020 . . September 14, 2020 .