Albert Keep

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Albert Keep (1826 - May 13, 1907) was a 19th century railroad official and financier. He was a former president and director of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. For eighteen years he was director of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad.^[1] He was born in Homer, New York in Cortland County, New York.

Keep moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1846. He became a leading merchant there, working along with his brother, Henry, and Philander Peck. The Keeps and Peck relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1851. They were involved in trade and began to accumulate wealth. The brothers took an interest in promoting the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and Albert served as its director for fourteen years. As a result of his leadership the railroad became one of the best built, equipped, and managed in the midwest.^[2]

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1. ^ Death of Albert Keep, New York Times, May 14, 1907, pg. 11.
2. ^ In The Procession, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Daily Northwestern, May 25, 1907, pg. 6.