Henry W. Keyes

Henry Wilder Keyes
56th Governor of New Hampshire
In office January 2, 1917 – January 6, 1919
Preceded by	Rolland H. Spaulding
Succeeded by	John H. Bartlett
United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	Henry F. Hollis
Succeeded by	Styles Bridges
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1863(1863-05-23) Newbury, Vermont
Died	June 19, 1938(1938-06-19) (aged 75) Haverhill, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican

Henry Wilder Keyes (May 23, 1863 – June 19, 1938) was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1887.

Politics

Keyes served in both houses of the New Hampshire state legislature before being elected Governor in 1916. Keyes later served eighteen years in the United States Senate.

When Keyes was sworn in as a U.S. Senator on March 4, 1919, he still had three months to go on his term as Governor. He was the first politician in over a hundred years to hold both offices at the same time. Keyes served on the Senate Appropriations Committee during the between-wars period. He retired from the Senate only one year before his death.

Personal

Keyes married future prolific author Frances Parkinson Keyes in 1903. He was 40, she was 18. They had three sons together. He died in 1938 in North Haverhill, New Hampshire, and is buried at the Oxbow Cemetery in Newbury, Vermont.

External links

• Keyes biographic sketch at U.S. Congress
• Keyes at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources

Political offices
Preceded by Rolland H. Spaulding	Governor of New Hampshire 1917–1919	Succeeded by John H. Bartlett
United States Senate
Preceded by Henry F. Hollis	United States Senator for New Hampshire 1919–1937	Succeeded by H. Styles Bridges