Kenneth Keating
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| United States Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office 1973–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Walworth Barbour |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Toon |
| United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office 1969–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Chester Bowles |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| United States Senator from New York |
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| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Irving Ives |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 38th district |
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| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | John Taber |
| Succeeded by | Jessica M. Weis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 40th district |
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| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | George F. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | William E. Miller |
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| Born | Kenneth Barnard Keating May 18, 1900 Lima, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975), was a United States Representative and a U.S. Senator from New York and later an appellate judge and a diplomat representing the United States as ambassador to India and later to Israel.
Life and career
Keating was born in Lima, New York, the son of Louise (Barnard), a schoolteacher, and Thomas Mosgrove Keating, a businessman.[1] He attended public school and was graduated from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in 1915. When the United States entered World War I, he joined the United States Army and served as a sergeant. He attended the University of Rochester, graduating in 1919, and while there he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He then attended Harvard University and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1923. He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Rochester. During World War II, he again joined the US Army, served overseas as an officer, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1948. On returning to the United States, he resumed his law practice.
Keating was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican to the 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th and 85th United States Congresses, representing Rochester-area districts, and served from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1959. In 1958, he defeated New York County District Attorney Frank Hogan for the U.S. Senate seat of the retiring Irving Ives, and served from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1965. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, Senator Keating accused the Soviets and Cuba of building IRBMs in Cuba and urged President John F. Kennedy to take action.
Keating was a moderate, like many prominent New York Republicans of his era.[2] When he was running for re-election in 1964 Keating refused to endorse his party's presidential nominee, the conservative Senator Barry Goldwater, who was highly unpopular in New York as too extreme.[3] Keating did a lot better than Goldwater in New York but was still defeated for re-election in 1964 by Democrat Robert F. Kennedy, after a campaign in which Keating labelled Kennedy, who had spent only part of his childhood in New York, as a "carpetbagger." William Safire wrote: "Since both candidates were liberals, there was little ideological argument; Keating, to overcome Kennedy's fame and name, played on his opponent's reputation for ruthlessness".[4]
In 1965, Keating was elected to the New York Court of Appeals but resigned in 1969 to become United States Ambassador to India where he stayed until 1972. Keating then served as Ambassador to Israel from August 1973 until his death in 1975.
References
- ↑ http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700449
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External links
- Kenneth Keating at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- U.S. State Department Archives (People)
- A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Kenneth B. Keating" is available at the Internet Archive
- A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Rep. Kenneth B. Keating (June 20, 1952)" is available at the Internet Archive
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 40th congressional district 1947–1953 |
Succeeded by William E. Miller |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 38th congressional district 1953–1959 |
Succeeded by Jessica M. Weis |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New York 1959–1965 Served alongside: Jacob K. Javits |
Succeeded by Robert F. Kennedy |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to India 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by Daniel P. Moynihan |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Israel 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by Malcolm Toon |
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- Articles with Internet Archive links
- United States Senators from New York
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- New York Court of Appeals judges
- 1900 births
- 1975 deaths
- American people of Irish descent
- Ambassadors of the United States to Israel
- Ambassadors of the United States to India
- Harvard Law School alumni
- University of Rochester alumni
- People from Lima, New York
- Republican Party United States Senators
- New York Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
