Michael Keane of Chicago, son of Simon of Kilkee

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Michael Keane of Chicago, son of Simon of Kilkee

Post by smcarberry » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:46 am

Michael J. Keane

“In the list of Chicago's most honored citizens...the name of Mr. Keane stands high.

He was born in Ireland, Kilkee, County Clare, September 29, 1849, and as an infant of three weeks, left the old country. He is the son of...Simon Keane, forced to leave Ireland without an hour's delay after the famous uprising of '48. He arrived in Chicago, 1855, and began dealing in grain on the Board of Trade. Successful in his business, he retired from active work in 1871, dying in 1882, at the age of sixty. Mary Keane, his wife, lives, and is now over seventy. The son immediately assumed full charge of his mother and the family, and still continues to support.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools and completed his studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Chicago. Believing that a business career offered higher advantages than a professional one, he took up the trade of machinist, subsequently changing to the furniture trade. His application to the business he had chosen...needs no higher testimonial than the fact that in twenty-two years the only change he has made is from the Chicago Carpet Company to the Tobey Furniture Company.
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Mr. Keane has always taken great interest in all matters appertaining to the Irish people at home or abroad. He has devoted his best efforts...to the realization of the true Irishman's fondest hope, that in our day...we may see Ireland free and happy and the old flag flying over the Irish parliament home in College Green. ...”

p. 110-111
Biographical History of the American Irish in Chicago
ed. Charles Ffrench
Chicago: American Biographical Publishing Co., 1897
online, searchable for other Clare-born:
http://varuna.grainger.uiuc.edu/oca/boo ... e_djvu.txt

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