Henry Keyes

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For his son, the Governor of New Hampshire, see Henry W. Keyes.

Henry Keyes
Born	(1810-01-03)January 3, 1810
Died	1870
Children	Henry W. Keyes

Henry Keyes (January 3, 1810 – 1870) was a prominent politician and railroad executive from Vermont. He was a state senator and was a candidate for governor of Vermont three times. He also served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

In 1825 he moved to Newbury, Vermont, where he preferred to stay as much as possible. In 1860, Keyes was the chairman of the Vermont delegation for the Democratic National Convention.

Keyes worked on the revitalization of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad. He advanced to the presidency of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on February 17, 1869. He served in this role until September 24, 1870, when he fell ill with a fever by which he died in ten days.

His son, Henry W. Keyes (1862–1938), also participated in New England's politics, becoming Governor of New Hampshire himself in 1917.

References

"Henry W. Keyes". Archived from the original on 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2005-07-03.
Waters, Lawrence L. (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas. p. 42.

Preceded by Henry C. Lord	President of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1869 – 1870	Succeeded by Ginery Twichell

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Name	Keyes, Henry
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 3, 1810
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Date of death	1870
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