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Ziba Cary Keith

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Ziba Cary Keith
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
First Councilor District[1]
7th Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office
1892–1893
Preceded byWilliam Lewis Douglas
Succeeded byJohn J. Whipple
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Second Plymouth District[2]
In office
1887–1888
3rd Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office
1884–1884
Preceded byHenry H. Packard
Succeeded byJohn J. Whipple
1st Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office
January 2, 1882[3] – 1883
Preceded byBoard of Selectmen
Succeeded byHenry H. Packard
Member of the
Brockton, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
In office
1875–1877
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1875–1877
Personal details
BornJuly 13, 1842
Brockton, Massachusetts
DiedApril 5, 1909(1909-04-05) (aged 66)
Brockton, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAbbie F. Jackson

Ziba Cary Keith (13 July 1842 – 5 April 1909) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature, as the first, third, and seventh Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council.

Keith was born on July 13, 1842[2] in Brockton, Massachusetts when it was known as North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[4] Keith was educated in the local schools and at the Pierce Academy in Middleborough, Massachusetts.[4]

Keith married Abbie F. Jackson, daughter of Oliver Jackson, on July 13, 1865.[2]

In December 1881 Keith was elected the first mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts, he was sworn in on the first Monday in January 1882.[3]

He died in 1909 after a short illness.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Secretary of the Commonwealth (1894), Public Documents of Massachusetts, Volume Public Documents of Massachusetts, Volume VIII, Part 2, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 172
  2. ^ a b c Keith, Ziba Cary (1889), A Genealogy of the Descendants of Benjamin Keith through Timothy, son of Rev. James Keith, Together with an Historical Sketch of the early family and personal Reminiscences of Recent Generations (, Brockton, Massachusetts: Ziba Cary Keith, p. 43
  3. ^ a b City of Brockton, Massachusetts (1894), Brockton and its Centennial, Chief Events as Town and City 1821-1921, Brockton, Massachusetts: City of Brockton, Massachusetts, p. 23
  4. ^ a b Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 509
  5. ^ "Read the eBook Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families by J.H. Beers & Co online for free (page 51 of 120)". www.ebooksread.com. Retrieved Dec 20, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
1st Mayor of
Brockton, Massachusetts

1882-1883
Succeeded by
Preceded by 3rd Mayor of
Brockton, Massachusetts

1884-1885
Succeeded by
Preceded by 7th Mayor of
Brockton, Massachusetts

1892-1893
Succeeded by