Edward Keating
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Edward Keating was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born on a small farm near Kansas City, Kansas
, Keating moved with his mother to Pueblo, Colorado
, in 1880.
He moved to Denver in 1889.
He attended the public schools.
He engaged in newspaper work as copyholder, reporter, city editor, and managing editor.
City auditor of Denver 1899-1901.
He served as member of the first convention elected to draft a charter for the city of Denver in 1903.
He was editor of the Rocky Mountain News
from 1906 to 1911.
He served as president of the International League of Press Clubs in 1906 and 1907.
He served as president of the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners 1911-1913.
Purchased the Pueblo Leader and moved to Pueblo in 1912.
Keating was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
, Sixty-fourth
, and Sixty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1919).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-fifth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
Congress.
He was editor and manager of Labor, official weekly newspaper of the associated railroad labor organizations, published in Washington, D.C.
, until his retirement in 1953.
He died in Washington, D.C.
on March 18, 1965.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland.
In 1916, along with Robert Owen, passed a law called the Keating-Owen Act
, a law barring the interstate commerce of goods produced by children. As both had grown up luxuriously, the act was very important to them. They both felt strongly about children's education, and wanted the them to receive the same type of schooling they got to experience.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born on a small farm near Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, Keating moved with his mother to Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....
, in 1880.
He moved to Denver in 1889.
He attended the public schools.
He engaged in newspaper work as copyholder, reporter, city editor, and managing editor.
City auditor of Denver 1899-1901.
He served as member of the first convention elected to draft a charter for the city of Denver in 1903.
He was editor of the Rocky Mountain News
Rocky Mountain News
The Rocky Mountain News was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427...
from 1906 to 1911.
He served as president of the International League of Press Clubs in 1906 and 1907.
He served as president of the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners 1911-1913.
Purchased the Pueblo Leader and moved to Pueblo in 1912.
Keating was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
, Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
, and Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1919).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-fifth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress.
He was editor and manager of Labor, official weekly newspaper of the associated railroad labor organizations, published in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, until his retirement in 1953.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
on March 18, 1965.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland.
In 1916, along with Robert Owen, passed a law called the Keating-Owen Act
Keating-Owen Act
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 also known as Wick's Bill, was a statute enacted by the U.S. Congress which sought to address the perceived evils of child labor by prohibiting the sale in interstate commerce of goods manufactured by children in the United States, thus giving an expanded...
, a law barring the interstate commerce of goods produced by children. As both had grown up luxuriously, the act was very important to them. They both felt strongly about children's education, and wanted the them to receive the same type of schooling they got to experience.