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Biography
Edwin Olmstead Keeler (born Ridgefield, January 12, 1846 – December 4, 1923) was a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1901 to 1903.
He had previously served as the first mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1893 to 1894. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1893 to 1896, and was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1897 to 1900. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1896.
Early life and family
He was the son of Jonah Charles Keeler (1808-1873) and Henrietta Olmstead. Prior to his political career, he was a banker. On May 13, 1868, he married Sarah Velina Whiting. He was of English ancestry, all of which has been in the country since the colonial period. His earliest ancestor in America was Ralph Keeler, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk, who came from England to Hartford, Connecticut in 1640.