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19th century American politician
Gilbert E. McKeeby
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byCharles L. Dering
Succeeded byWilliam T. Parry
Personal details
Born(1844-11-04)November 4, 1844
Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1905(1905-04-24) (aged 60)
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Resting placeRed Cloud Cemetery, Red Cloud, Nebraska
Spouse Mary Carrie Ansdell ​ ​(m. 1869⁠–⁠1905)​
Children
  • Carrie Lucille McKeeby
  • Fred E. McKeeby
EducationBellevue Hospital Medical College
ProfessionPhysician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1865
RankCorporal, USV
Unit1st Reg. Wis. Hvy. Artillery
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Gilbert Einstein McKeeby (November 4, 1844 – April 24, 1905) was an American physician and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Adams and Columbia counties.

Biography

McKeeby was born on November 4, 1844, in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio. His family moved to Oregon, Wisconsin, when he was two years old. During the American Civil War, he served with the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Union Army. In 1868, McKeeby graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He then relocated to Lodi, Wisconsin, in 1868 and practiced medicine in there for 14 years. He married Carrie N. Ansdell in 1869. He moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, in 1882, to Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1896, and then to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1901, where he died in 1905.

Political career

McKeeby represented the 27th State Senate district during the 1881 and 1882 sessions. Later, he was mayor of Red Cloud, Nebraska in 1888. McKeeby edited the Red Cloud Republican and served in the Nebraska State Senate. He was a Republican.

References

  1. Biographical Sketches of the Nebraska Legislature and the National and State Offices of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE: Press of Jacob North & Co. 1895. p. 49. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ "Dr. Gilbert E. McKeeby". The Red Cloud Chief. Red Cloud, NE. April 28, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Dr. G. E. M'Keeby". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. May 13, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1882, Biographical Sketch of Gilbert McKeeby, p. 536.
  5. "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008. p. 109. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. Souvenir of the Nebraska Legislature 1895–1896, Omaha Publishing Company: 1895, Biographical Sketch of Gilbert McKeeby, p. 64.
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded byCharles L. Dering Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 27th district
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883 		Succeeded byWilliam T. Parry
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