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Frank Bateman Keefe
Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district from 1939 to 1951. He previously served six years as district attorney of Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Frank Keefe was born in Winneconne, Wisconsin, in September 1887. He was educated at public schools and went on to attend Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh). He graduated in 1906 and went to work as a school teacher in Viroqua, Wisconsin, for two years. He continued his education at the University of Michigan and earned his LL.B. in 1910.
He was admitted to the bar at Madison, Wisconsin. He briefly worked as an attorney in Portage, Wisconsin, before returning to the Oshkosh area in 1911 and opening a law firm in Omro, Wisconsin.
As a young man, he was active in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He first sought public office in 1912, when he was elected village president of Omro. Later that year, he was solicited to run for Wisconsin State Assembly on the Democratic Party ticket in what was then Winnebago County's 3rd Assembly district, but he did not enter the race.
In 1914, he sought election as village president again but lost the election to Frank W. Stanley. Days after the 1914 election, Keefe launched a criminal complaint against Charles H. Stevens, alleging he circulated false accusations against Keefe in the election, at the time this was prosecutable under the state's new corrupt practices act. The alleged false statement was that Keefe had accepted a $500 bribe from a brewery to allow them to open a saloon in Omro. Stevens was convicted by a jury, but he appealed the conviction.
Keefe moved to Oshkosh later that year. In the fall of 1914, he was elected chairman of the Winnebago County Democratic Party, and served in that role for several years. After the 1914 fall election, he was hired as Winnebago County's first assistant district attorney, under district attorney Daniel E. McDonald. McDonald declined to run again in 1916, and Keefe stood as the Democratic candidate for district attorney. He lost the general election to Republican David K. Allen.
In subsequent years, Keefe became increasingly active in local affairs and civic groups. He served on the city draft board after the United States entered World War I; he was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and was president of the local Kiwanis. He also partnered with Henry Barber in his law practice, under the firm name Barber & Keefe.
In 1912, Oshkosh had adopted a different form of municipal government, where the councilmembers were elected at large. Keefe championed a movement to return to the traditional city council model of aldermanic districts, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Frank Bateman Keefe
Frank Bateman Keefe (September 23, 1887 – February 5, 1952) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district from 1939 to 1951. He previously served six years as district attorney of Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Frank Keefe was born in Winneconne, Wisconsin, in September 1887. He was educated at public schools and went on to attend Oshkosh State Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh). He graduated in 1906 and went to work as a school teacher in Viroqua, Wisconsin, for two years. He continued his education at the University of Michigan and earned his LL.B. in 1910.
He was admitted to the bar at Madison, Wisconsin. He briefly worked as an attorney in Portage, Wisconsin, before returning to the Oshkosh area in 1911 and opening a law firm in Omro, Wisconsin.
As a young man, he was active in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He first sought public office in 1912, when he was elected village president of Omro. Later that year, he was solicited to run for Wisconsin State Assembly on the Democratic Party ticket in what was then Winnebago County's 3rd Assembly district, but he did not enter the race.
In 1914, he sought election as village president again but lost the election to Frank W. Stanley. Days after the 1914 election, Keefe launched a criminal complaint against Charles H. Stevens, alleging he circulated false accusations against Keefe in the election, at the time this was prosecutable under the state's new corrupt practices act. The alleged false statement was that Keefe had accepted a $500 bribe from a brewery to allow them to open a saloon in Omro. Stevens was convicted by a jury, but he appealed the conviction.
Keefe moved to Oshkosh later that year. In the fall of 1914, he was elected chairman of the Winnebago County Democratic Party, and served in that role for several years. After the 1914 fall election, he was hired as Winnebago County's first assistant district attorney, under district attorney Daniel E. McDonald. McDonald declined to run again in 1916, and Keefe stood as the Democratic candidate for district attorney. He lost the general election to Republican David K. Allen.
In subsequent years, Keefe became increasingly active in local affairs and civic groups. He served on the city draft board after the United States entered World War I; he was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and was president of the local Kiwanis. He also partnered with Henry Barber in his law practice, under the firm name Barber & Keefe.
In 1912, Oshkosh had adopted a different form of municipal government, where the councilmembers were elected at large. Keefe championed a movement to return to the traditional city council model of aldermanic districts, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
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